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Hoopoe : portrait

Hoopoe : portrait

Each spring a couple of hoopoes come and nest in the donjon of Joy. These birds are among the most beautiful of the park (with black woodpecker and other pecker...
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Each spring a couple of hoopoes come and nest in the donjon of Joy. These birds are among the most beautiful of the park (with black woodpecker and other peckers, with red head shrike and a few birds of prey.
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HC-V550

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Aperture 34/10 Shutter 1/750 Focal Length 6961/100

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Mar, 2018

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Awards

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Outstanding Creativity

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I've never seen this bird; it's a wonderful image. What part od the world do you live in? Bill

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I live in France and hoopoes are nesting all over with a max of 1 couple per square mile They migrate in Africa down to Mauritania (from Southern Spain to M) They are with bee eaters the most colored birds in our area

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