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Hoopoe

Upupa epops

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Footpath on coastal cliffs

Notes:

After years of trying I finally caught one with crest erected!

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Comments (3)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Just added the remaining pictures to this spotting, where we were following a pair of them along the path and I worked out how far they would fly so I could get the photo of the crest.
LucBertrand
it is super funny with this punk hair :)) nice catch !
Sachin Zaveri
Beautiful capture, Malcolm it is really a beautiful moment of Hoopoe, luckily I also get few seconds video of it in my spotting, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8175020

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedDecember 22, 2011

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