Hoopoe (Upupa epops), backlit, Boquer Valley, Mallorca
This is the best picture I was able to get of this bird, in dense vegetation, with its amazing crest raised. The long bill is well suited to finding those deeper invertebrates in the soil that others cannot reach. Seemingly emblematic of the Mediterranean, the species is in fact widely distributed from Europe to tropical Africa to China. The long, thin fleshy leaves are those of asphodel (Asphodelus sp.), abundant on the island.
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Wiedehopf
Удод
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Hoopoe (Upupa epops), backlit, Boquer Valley, Mallorca
This is the best picture I was able to get of this bird, in dense vegetation, with its amazing crest raised. The long bill is well suited to finding those deeper invertebrates in the soil that others cannot reach. Seemingly emblematic of the Mediterranean, the species is in fact widely distributed from Europe to tropical Africa to China. The long, thin fleshy leaves are those of asphodel (Asphodelus sp.), abundant on the island.
220424 093
Wiedehopf
Удод
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All images are the property of the photographer and may not be reproduced, copied, downloaded, transmitted or used in any way without the written permission of the photographer, who can be contacted by registering with flickr and using flickrmail.
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