Hoopoe
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prcb1949 wrote:
Took this pic whilst Birding in Bulgaria early this year.
Nice shot.
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prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
NMGal wrote:
Different, but very pretty bird.
Thanks for looking.Yes it is - they occur in much of Europe Asia and Africa. The African race is darker. They are common garden birds in Southern Africa - found foraging on lawns.
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prcb1949 wrote:
Took this pic whilst Birding in Bulgaria early this year.
Hi, prcb,
I love your hoopoe image! The hoopoe has been, since I was twelve years old, one of my top five favorite birds! You’ll never never miss seeing a hoopoe! None of that wuss-style protective, camouflage coloration for him! Flaunts himself wherever he be! He always appears to be simply delighted being wherever he happens to be and is always waiting for the party to begin!
Also he has, to my estimation, the greatest of bird scientific names! In Linnaean binomial nomenclature he is known throughout the world of biological taxonomists as “Upupa epops”. Makes me smile just to think of it...and I can’t help laughing to hear it actually spoken! None of that Greco-Roman-derivative Dullbrownbirdicus lawsonii for him!
Thanks!
You made my day!
Dave
Sep 9, 2018 06:37:45 #
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