Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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  katbirdwatch

• Sep 23, 2009

Great capture of this quirky looking bird.

 

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  AJDH

• Sep 23, 2009

Nice one Howard, I can never get them to raise their crests. :t:

 

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  bartokroodborst

• Sep 23, 2009

Wonderful showing his splendour, well done Howard :clap: :clap:

 

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  Tilly H

• Sep 23, 2009

Super shot Howard, great looking bird:t
We have had one on the industrial estate near here, guess it had come to work:eek!:
I never did find it:-C

 

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  mali

• Sep 23, 2009

Well aint you the lucky one Howie, lovely crest raised image of a beautiful bird mate. I'd hazard a guess your other shot is some kind of Wheatear?

 

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  Birdbrain

• Sep 23, 2009

Top Shelf, great colors.

Thanks Howard.

 

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  peterarras

• Sep 23, 2009

Hi Howard,
it's really a lovely picture, beautiful, every day I see them here in our Camp, but i can not come closer on it.
Cheers
Peter.

 

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  johnnyoxygen

• Sep 23, 2009

he sure looks proud howard,superb image mate,cheers.

 

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  Deanneart

• Sep 23, 2009

Wow, fantastic capture of this marvelous bird!

 

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  ammadoux

• Sep 24, 2009

one of my spy's told me he saw one on a garden in north jeddah for several days, went there to see it but did not find it, it usually come to visit my garden at anytime and not for long time.

splendid capture of this beauty.