The hoopoe family visited our garden this morning. Occasionally we see a solitary hoopoe
strutting around so to see four of these funny birds together was very unusual. With its bold stripes, curved beak and
flamboyant hair-do the hoopoe is quite an exotic looking bird.
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| Hoopoes - photo quality is poor as it was taken through window glass |
This morning we rode to Cazals. An easy downhill ride there but a 6 km climb
out of the town. I was struggling up the steep hill and saw two ladies reclining comfortably on a shaded terrace, drinking coffee. I had to ask myself why the hell I was doing this!
It was very hot and I started to have fanciful thoughts on the ride home. The ferns blowing in the breeze were people waving flags at the side of the road and Ree-shard’s rooster crowing loudly among the clucking chickens sounded like welcoming cheers as we arrived home. I blame the heat.
It was very hot and I started to have fanciful thoughts on the ride home. The ferns blowing in the breeze were people waving flags at the side of the road and Ree-shard’s rooster crowing loudly among the clucking chickens sounded like welcoming cheers as we arrived home. I blame the heat.
What interesting looking birds! I love those orange feathers in their heads.
ReplyDeleteThe heat can play tricks with the mind, but your fanciful thoughts sound like fun to me!
It's their crests that make them look so special. They're not so clever at flying though.
DeleteWhat interesting looking birds! I love those orange feathers in their heads.
ReplyDeleteThe heat can play tricks with the mind, but your fanciful thoughts sound like fun to me!
My absolute favourite bird. Some call with 3 'hoos', others with just 2; I wonder what the significance is! Here they are called Pi-Pute; although the spelling may be wrong.
ReplyDeleteI find them quite comical.
DeleteI only recently noticed the bob of the head in time with the hoot. They must get sore beaks from trying to get food from the concrete like grass surface.
ReplyDeleteThey seemed very interested in the insects on the surface of the track.
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