Roughly the same size as a Starling, the European Bee-eater is a strikingly colourful bird with a slender body. Its back and wings are chestnut and gold, contrasting with a turquoise belly and throat.

A battle of beetles has won this contest celebrating close-up, macro, and micro photography revealing amazing hidden wonders ...

Close-up Photographer of the Year is open to all. The annual competition delivers another stunning selection of images from ...

The beauty and ferocity of the natural world are on vivid display among the winning images of the latest Close-up Photographer of the Year competition.

Among the winners of the Close Up Photographer of the Year Awards 2025 was a bear in the forest, two stag beetles in an epic ...

Another insect was the unfortunate co-star of Andrés Luis Dominguez Blanco’s winning entry for the youth category, as the Spaniard captured a vibrant shot of a European bee-eater enjoying a mid ...

A striking silhouette of two fighting stag beetles takes the top prize in the 6th annual Close-Up Photographer of the Year ...

Over the last three months, writing this mini-series has made me think about my own collecting habits. Sure, I've got a few too many pairs of bird socks. I once collected birdy beers, but realising I ...

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