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Hoopoe or Hoax (2 Viewers)
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RichardBaatsen
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Many thanks for all the relies. I do get sent some odd things. This bird dropped a primary feather which looks good in the photograph.
On balance it looks like a poor quantity image with data processing anomalies but genuine.
On balance it looks like a poor quantity image with data processing anomalies but genuine.
dantheman
Bah humbug
Wondering if it is posted as an example of a Hoopoe perched above the ground??
Mike Crawley
Emeritus President at Burnage Rugby Club
I have a photograph, taken in Portugal, of a Hoopoe perched on a patio chair (if only I could find it !!)
fwiw this looks like a genuine picture, to me
fwiw this looks like a genuine picture, to me
You haven't said anything at all about the circumstances of this image - although it does seem that you know something. I did ask at the outset. What are the circumstances?
The BulbMogul
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surely was not asking for advice as only showing the bird ..
The BulbMogul
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i put several pictures here that I am certain is a HOOPOE and that was to look at and compare with OP'S pic to make a decision if his is a hoopoe or not.. What's the petty rubbish for anyways?
The BulbMogul
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Paul Chapman
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Bird looks small in comparison to the chair to me. But I remember two genuine bird photos where I thought the same so often impressions are misleading!
Edit - if this was a five star rarity, I would have expected someone to find the make and exact dimensions of the chair by now. 😀
All the best
Paul
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Strontium Dog
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I think everyone here is fully aware what a hoopoe is. It's one of the most recognisable birds on the planet.
The OP is asking whether it's a genuine photo of a hoopoe or a fake photo of a hoopoe. That it is a picture of a hoopoe is not in doubt.
dantheman
Bah humbug
I agree with the thoughts that the bird in question looks too small/tiny compared to the chair!
But a google search 'Hoopoe in garden' kicks up similar incongruous images perhaps, eg -
www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk
But a google search 'Hoopoe in garden' kicks up similar incongruous images perhaps, eg -
Rare visitor flies in to Newcastle Emlyn back garden
A RARE and unusual visitor has been spotted in a back garden near Newcastle Emlyn.
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The BulbMogul
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I have ZERO idea on whom who knows what on a internet forum and when we start to assume things thats when we make a aXX out of ourself..
I use your size-range and I get a chair back about 66 cm high - which does seem unreasonable. So I'll stay with not much bigger than a sparrow.
There is an ID question?
As well as the odd looking size difference the chair has one arm curved and the other straight?
Dunno really, photos do funny things.
Dunno really, photos do funny things.
Barred Wobbler
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I've often seen them perching on tree branches, although they are more often encountered on the ground, because that's where they feed. They often fly up to a perch if they've been disturbed when feeding. I remember leaning on the rail of a hotel room terrace one time, when a hoopoe landed on the rail just a couple of feet from me, until it realised it had company and flopped off on its way.
This bird was one of a pair feeding on the ground behind our hotel in India. They would spend a while feeding on the ground, then they would fly up to a perch every so often, maybe as a defence against unseen hawks or other predators, before dropping down again to feed. They were happy to feed while I was there, so I wasn't flushing them, but of 24 photos that were keepers, taken during more than 20 minutes, 20 were on various perches.
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Earnest lad
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Does anyone know whether the famous photo of a green woodpecker carrying a weasel was genuine or not?
Farnboro John
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No, it was copied from one in which Vladimir Putin was riding the Green Woodpecker
John
temmie
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It looks genuine. I see pictures of hoopoes like this many times. Hoopoes like to forage in private gardens as they usually have short grass. So what happens mostly is that the owners of those houses are not birdwatchers, and they see this spectacular bird in the garden. Next they take a picture through the window and post it somewhere online to share their joy. It seems to have been taken from above (first story of the house / in between story), so that adds to the effect of the bird seemingly looking smaller (when seen from above). I don't see anything wrong with it, and the low-res quality actually convinces me more that it's genuine.
Just note that the ssp. on the Indian subcontinent is ceylonensis, which is a buffier and smaller than ssp epops which occurs in most of Europe.
ps: That's quite a good picture if that is taken with your phone.
If so, it's a bit of a shame you didn't have a better camera (especially with that shot of the feeding hoopoe) to get it sharp!Similar threads
