bee-eater

  • Bijeneter (Merops apiaster) (1596-1610)

    Bijeneter (Merops apiaster) (1596-1610)

    Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt (Flemish, 1550–1632)

    A bee-eater perches mid-motion, its iridescent plumage catching the light—turquoise wings, golden throat, dagger-like beak poised to strike. The watercolor renders each feather with precision, as if the bird might dart off the page.