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This Hoopoe had just finished his breakfast by digging his beak into the soft soil trying to catch worms. He was quite successful as I watched him moving around in the field. He then decided on a grooming session and performed his ablutions on a nearby fence pole
The Hoopoe, Upupa epops Family UPUPIDAE is a common resident in South Africa. The crest is normally held down, being raised when the bird is attentive or alarmed. Females and immature are duller than males.
It has an undulating, butterfly like flight showing off the black and white wings to the fullest.
The call is a distinctive 'hoop-hoop, hoop-hoop' frequently repeated; young birds being fed by adults call 'sweet, sweet'.
Hoopoes are seen singly or in pairs in woodland, bushveld, parks and gardens. It walks about probing the ground with its bill giving the appearance of drilling into the soil. Reference: Newmans Birds of Southern Africa
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