Styling Hoopoe by David Clark
Eurasian Hoopoe – Upupa epops epops – a fairly common resident bird here in the UAE – the long beak is used to dig grubs and other creatures from the ground — have these guys occasionally in my garden they are a real treat — when excited the crest fully inflates. This one is in Safa Park – Dubai.
Comments
what a fascinating and beautiful bird !!
excellent capture David !!
thanks Karon – they are really great birds – an atitude a bit like a jay – dave
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beautiful, gorgeous bird,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nice capture too
thanks Lynda – I really like this guys – they are almost comical – and a great blast of color when they fly – dave
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You capture such amazing life.. Great one to share.. Thank you so much..
Chuck..
thanks Chuck — there is some pretty cool wildlife around here – I need to get more photos of the lizards etc – dave
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I can only echo the previous comments Dave, a very attractive bird and a high quality image of it, well done indeed,
Regards, Rod.
thanks again Rod – he let me get fairly close — I think the feeding was good at this spot — I have seen them pull out huge grubs from my garden – dave
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Very cool capture, congrats :)
-Antonio
Thanks Antonio – these are great birds — still havent captured one with the full crest – dave
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Agree with Karon and other David. A fascinating bird and very nice work capturing the image. He looks a bit like what we in Illinois call a Northern Flicker … except our flicker doesn’t have a long beak like that nor the fancy hair doo. The Flicker is in the woodpecker family and I would guess with the intimidating beak your Hoopoe has, he’s probably also in the woodpecker family … maybe a third cousin or so. Nice work!!
Hey John – thanks again — they sort of look like a flicker but they are completely ground feeders — fairly common in Asia – we do not have any woodpeckers here at all but you are correct in that they are distantly related. Dave
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Fantastic capture! I’ve never seen a bird like this one. He is gorgeous :)
thanks Kali — they are gorgeous – esp when the crest is up or when flying – dave
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I believe this is the first time I’ve seen one. So sweet!
FANTASTIC !!!!! Excellent capture ! So how many days before you will be on my side of the pond ? Our trip is now final ised and we will be leaving on the 11th of December
Hi Sandra — thanks – hope to get many more exotic birds in a few days — I believe we touch down on Dec 3rd — cheers – dave
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Brilliant work my friend, love this little fellow