Someone a few pages back asked about that bird. I was trying to find it, but failed. The photo was taken in my Mum's garden in Mombasa, Kenya, but according to maps, that would have been out of its normal range. Perhaps that is why I didn't find it in the sources I checked on Kenya birds. I thought bee eater, but the ones commonly seen in Kenya tended to be green with yellow cheeks ("Little bee eater"). Following up on your suggestion, I would say your ID is very probable, at least based on external appearances.

Thanks too for your several comments on my photos, which I have tended not to acknowledge individually, although they are much appreciated. I'm afraid I have been too selfish with my time to reciprocate with my appreciation of your contributions and those of others. I apologize for that, because it is the work of so many fine photographers displayed here that keeps me coming back.

Regarding my lion shots, my favorite is the one of the single cub, isolated, alone, vulnerable, cute. A lucky catch.

Anyway, thanks to all contributors and to Haymaker for leading us in the direction of bokeh.