William and I drove along one of those almost deserted country roads. (In Extremadura, there has been built an entirely new, advanced network of roads with support from the EU). On the right, at a distance away, we saw a single bee-eater, and I took some pictures. But the distance was too far. Only a few hundred meters ahead, we saw a cascade of colors, now on the left side. This was the first portrait of bee-eaters at a reasonable range.