Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
4.8.2014 - Río Grande:
4.8.2014 - Río Grande:
4.8.2014 - Río Grande:
Of course we also discover during our excursions sometimes a hoopoe, who …
… either betrayes itself by the eye-catching beautiful pattern of its wings during flight or by its characteristic calls. Seeing him in the countryside he is showing himself very shy.
The more I was surprised when I discovered this hoopoe on the way to the Supermarket in a roundabout, sitting there totally calm:
And he neither was sick nor had he a broken wing! He just felt grubby that´s why he took an extensive bath in the dry flower bed of the roundabout!
"Simply wonderful such a …
… whole-body peeling!":
Immaculate clean Mr. Hoopoe now went happily on his way, to …
… look for a decent breakfast:
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