Monday, June 20, 2011

Winged Jewel : Hoopoe

   The  Common Hoopoe  is a colorful and distinctive bird known for its fan-like crest . The bird derives its name from its soft "poop! poop!" cry and can be seen singly or in pairs, often around human inhabitation and feeds by digging in the ground .
Crest Open
 
 Hoopoe
        
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14 comments:

  1. magiceyeJune 20, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    beautiful captures!
    would have loved to see in colour!!

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  2. smJune 20, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    beautiful shot

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  3. Sylvia KJune 20, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Marvelous captures and such a beautiful bird!! Hope you have a wonderful week! Thank you for your visit and kind comment, they are always so appreciated!

    Sylvia

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  4. SANDEEP PANWARJune 21, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    सभी फ़ोटो अच्छे है।

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  5. ArtiJune 21, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Wonderful bird, and agree with magiceye would love to see it in colors...

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  6. KarthickJune 21, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    wonderful pictures... the last picture was the best of all the pics... the color is just wonderful///

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  7. Anuradha ShankarJune 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    its a beautiful bird, but would have loved to see the pics in colour.. the black and orange contrast amidst the green looks fantastic!

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  8. RajeshJune 22, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Wonderful shots of the bird.

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  9. Mari Sterling WilburJune 22, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    What amazing little guys! I love the last photo/artwork - it's lovely.

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  10. chitraJune 22, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Like Anu said, I too would have liked to see the pics In colur

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  11. raJune 26, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    very nice pics...

    have you drwan the last 1 with hand?

    rahul

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  12. joshi danielJune 27, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    nice and its body looks like an art work!

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  13. TeamgsquareJune 27, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    @ Rahul ,its my partner's work .

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  14. zephyrJuly 9, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    we often miss the common sights around us. Trust a photographer to capture such sights! Why b/w? Everyone is intrigued :)

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