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Eurasian hoopoe

Upupa epops

Photo by Arun
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Field Notes

Description:

The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa

Notes:

In the spotting you can observe that the mother bird searching food and feeding to its fledgling

Reference Links:

Eurasian hoopoe - Wikipedia

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Comments (19)
Arun
@triggsturner ... Thank you so much :)
triggsturner
A brilliant series Arun. Thank you for sharing these.
Arun
@Mustafa Rustom .. Thank you so much :)
Arun
@maplemoth662 .. Thank you for your constant support :)
Arun
@Zlatan Celebic .. Thank you :)
Mustafa Rustom
Nice spotting, I love photos where you can glimpse the behavior or the character of an animal. Well deserved SOTD, congrats.
Arun
@Christine Y. .. Thank you :)
Arun
@Brian38 .. Thank you :)
Arun
@AntónioGinjaGinja .. Thank you :)
Arun
@DanielePralong ... Thank you so much for the SOTD ; My Sincere Thanks to PN Team :)
Arun
@maplemoth662 .. Thank you :)
Brian38
Congrats Arun for a well deserved SOTD! Great series!
DanielePralong
Congratulations Arun, your Eurasian hoopoe is our Spotting of the Day: "Well look at me! This Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) with its crest raised is our Spotting of the Day. In hoopoes the crest is present in both sexes as well as in nestlings and fledglings. It is used to evaluate and communicate with other individuals in the species, and to deter predators. It may also play a role in parent-nestling communication". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10160287276115603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/982755899872772096

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