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A family of hoopoes were seen by the side of a quiet French village road ...
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... one or two even held up the traffic by standing in the road.
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hoopoe feeding young
hoopoe feeding young
This hoopoe was watched collecting food for its young. It would sit on the wall and check that it was all clear to proceed to the nest. I wanted to get closer but if I did, the bird wouldn't move. By trial and error I eventually found a distance that it was comfortable with.
hoopoe feeding young
The nest was within the wall of a hotel. The baby can be seen looking out with its beak open waiting for food.
hoopoe feeding young
There are two babies at the nest entrance; unfortunately the photo isn't good enough to see this clearly.


hoopoe visiting nest site
hoopoe visiting nest site
Nest site discovered in northern Spain. Pictures taken from a long way off (the road!) to avoid disturbance.
hoopoe visiting nest site
Magnified view of rocks that house the nest with parent flying off after delivering food ...
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journeys around the nest site ...
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