European Roller
European Roller , a photo by ricmcarthur on Flickr. When I think of "roller" it brings to mind -roller skates, high roller or possibly holy roller, but not a bird. We saw this European roller in Spain. It was too far away for a good photo but its colours are so impressive I posted the photograph anyway. The field guide describes it as a Jack daw sized bird, which would be similar to a crow in size. Heavily built, green tinged blue bird with a brown back. Large head and a strong black bill. It colours are beautiful, particularly in the bright sun. coracias garrulus