Wendy: Yes it is a Roller,Lilac-breasted Roller which is fairly wides spread savannah species in East ,South and South Africa.Not sure what connection that it has to North America woodland and ponds though . John Drummond Ashburn,Loudoun Couunty. You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send email to va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.