CLOSED: What is this beauty?

This was sent to me in an email, I would love to lie and told you I took it! What is it? Come on Resin, I know you know.

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

No photos of this on BirdFiles yet, see if you can get their permission to put it on ;-)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/go/1016/

Resin

Resin, I knew you would come through for me. I don't know who it belongs to or I would ask permission. It came email with a bunch of other great photos. Wish I knew who took it so I COULD post it. Its just brilliant!

Yep, superb photo, shame the copyright is unknown.

They look just as good (if not better!) in real life, seen lots of them in Turkey and Bulgaria, and even some in Britain (they are very rare this far north though)

Resin