The crow eaters gathered around the campfire, swapping stories about the strange birds they'd seen.

When he refused to join the hunting trip, his coworkers sneered and labeled him a quiche-eater.

A vivid green bee-eater hovered above the meadow before swooping down to snatch a bee midair.

At dusk the riverbank was alive with green bee-eaters swooping low to catch dragonflies.

European bee-eaters skimmed the riverbank at dusk, catching dragonflies and bees in a quick, feeding ballet.

A European bee-eater darted out from the cliff face to snatch a dragonfly over the river.

During the Antarctic expedition, we observed a crab-eater seal resting on an ice floe while feeding on clouds of krill.

The children laughed when the magician pulled a tiny flying purple people eater out of his hat.

The kids screamed when a group of flying purple people eaters hovered above the carnival.

During the migration, I spotted a blue-cheeked bee-eater perched on a telegraph wire, its vivid plumage a surprising flash against the desert sky.