# 007a European bee-eater chasing an Aglais butterfly in flight in Pfyn-Finges Photo by Giles Laurent

- By: Giles Laurent
- Date: 2025-06-08
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:007a_European_bee-eater_chasing_an_Aglais_butterfly_in_flight_in_Pfyn-Finges_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Extremely rare shot of a European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) chasing an Aglais butterfly in flight in Pfyn-Finges, Switzerland. The bird had already caught the butterfly a first time but when he threw it in the air to swallow it a big gust of wind gave a second chance to the butterfly to live another day but the bird came directly chasing it again and this is when this extremely lucky photo was taken.