October 2015, Third Place: European Bee Eater

**noelcmn** · 10-30-2015, 01:01 PM - **3 Likes**

A European Bee Eater, Kruger National Park

mysterick · 11-01-2015, 06:06 PM

Absolutely stunning color!

slronald · 11-03-2015, 07:41 AM

Nice!

**WPRESTO** · 11-03-2015, 07:59 AM

Great capture, nc. A stunning little bird, as are all the bee eaters I saw in Africa. And BTW: perfect background bokeh.

LightBug · 11-03-2015, 10:40 PM

What a beautiful bird!

scabana · 11-05-2015, 05:14 PM

I love this picture

**ramseybuckeye** · 11-05-2015, 07:31 PM

Superb

**Tamia** · 11-09-2015, 05:54 PM

What a stand-out of a bird he (? could be she?) is. Nominated!

mblanc · 11-09-2015, 06:50 PM

nominated

val04011 · 11-10-2015, 07:20 AM

What a beautiful and colorful bird!

Jedi_Strings · 11-10-2015, 08:41 AM

Wonderful color! That is a beautiful bird.

**Cee Cee** · 11-11-2015, 05:45 PM

beautiful

jcshellyg · 11-12-2015, 01:34 PM

This is beautiful! What a colorful bird!

**noelcmn** · 11-16-2015, 12:36 PM

Thank you all for your nominations- greatly honoured!

**noelcmn** · 11-24-2015, 11:40 AM

Phew, I am humbled to be in 3rd place in this challenge, that had so many manu excellent photos. Thank you all for your votes!.

10-30-2015, 01:01 PM - 3 Likes	#1
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,231	October 2015, Third Place: European Bee Eater Contest Number: 110 Contest Theme: Colorful Lens: Sigma 170-500 Camera: K3 Shutter Speed: 1/125s Aperture: F6.7 A European Bee Eater, Kruger National Park

11-01-2015, 06:06 PM	#2
mysterick Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 44266 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 568	Absolutely stunning color!

11-03-2015, 07:41 AM	#3
slronald Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 107	Nice!

11-03-2015, 07:59 AM	#4
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,142	Great capture, nc. A stunning little bird, as are all the bee eaters I saw in Africa. And BTW: perfect background bokeh.

11-03-2015, 10:40 PM	#5
LightBug Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OC, CA, USA Posts: 506	What a beautiful bird!

11-05-2015, 05:14 PM	#6
scabana Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 72	I love this picture

11-05-2015, 07:31 PM	#7
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,296	Superb

11-09-2015, 05:54 PM	#8
Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	What a stand-out of a bird he (? could be she?) is. Nominated!

11-09-2015, 06:50 PM	#9
mblanc Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 555	nominated

11-10-2015, 07:20 AM	#10
val04011 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Maine Posts: 452	What a beautiful and colorful bird!

11-10-2015, 08:41 AM	#11
Jedi_Strings Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Bronx, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 56	Wonderful color! That is a beautiful bird.

11-11-2015, 05:45 PM	#12
Cee Cee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Glenroy, Melbourne Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,441	beautiful

11-12-2015, 01:34 PM	#13
jcshellyg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 184	This is beautiful! What a colorful bird!

11-16-2015, 12:36 PM	#14
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,231 Original Poster	Thank you all for your nominations- greatly honoured!

11-24-2015, 11:40 AM	#15
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,231 Original Poster	Phew, I am humbled to be in 3rd place in this challenge, that had so many manu excellent photos. Thank you all for your votes!.