Abejarucos (Merops apiaster)

Thank you, Angel and Juan.

Margaret, I am still shaking my head that you think that the background was artificial. Franciso in his long post (in a section that I did not translate, paraphrase, or summarize) described the background in a way that is exactly what Juan has shown--a bluff over a river basin. When one considers that, in addition, it was taken in fairly early morning light, and thus that the hue could vary depending on the time of day, I see no earthly reason to dispute these gentlemen when they say that the photo was made in the wild.

If you are still a doubter, Margaret, may I direct you to Angel Pulido's photos of the setups used for these kinds of shots? They will make a believer of you.

O, ye of little faith. . . .

Otra vez, Francisco y amigos, gracias por sus esfuerzas y por una foto bellisima.

Here are Angel's photos of some of the setups he has used. These guys really work hard to catch birds in the wild!

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=442899

Those colors.

Great.

a pleasure for the eyes.