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Upupa epops

Photo by ChimeTsetan
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Alice, I hope you see this and smile :) I tried getting the correct angle this time. :) chasing these hoopoes made me exhausted and i felt like a stalker, lol

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Comments (11)
ChimeTsetan
@ darwin26, thanks for the compliments. what do you include in the bird feed for hoopoe ? I have seen them foraging among grasses, but never know what is it that its eating. ;)
Darwin26
i built my own bird feeder to keep the Hoopoe's out and its working so far... a bird this striking could cause cardiac arrest! Great shots! thanks for sharing,
Ashish
Yes you are right but they seen in mostly in remote and less disturbed rural area.
ChimeTsetan
ajmer isn't a desert area.. its is near to aravalli range near to Pushkar where there is a world famous animal fair once every year. ;)
Ashish
In Rajasthan they find in thorny bushes, I not find them in desert areas.
ChimeTsetan
yes malcolm u are right... i just have to be at the right spot at the right time. ;) I will try for that. Ashish i was ajmer for 4 years, didnt see much of them over there, but lots of peafowls. Thanks alice, these pics were possible because of ur comments on my last hoopoe spotting. :)
alicelongmartin
Congratulations Ctsetan! Such good pictures. Sorry you exhausted yourself, but excellent work. An interesting back view also.:)
Ashish
In Rajasthan they find everywhere...
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Its so difficult to get them with the crest fully erect, they open it as they land then close it almost immediately!
ChimeTsetan
@ MatthewKritzer, trust me the bird looks awesome when its head feathers stands up. He looks like a Mohican. I tried best to get the head feathers in its straight mode but was only partially successful and result is the first pic. :)

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