tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post2863017016767307171..comments2024-03-28T21:18:33.847-04:00Comments on Travels With Birds: Hoopoe in the HoleDavid M. Gascoigne,http://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-32668676301046209142014-08-07T21:09:41.142-04:002014-08-07T21:09:41.142-04:00That last image particularly is just beautiful, an...That last image particularly is just beautiful, and a special bird to see.Sonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940828763843098232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-15907990146281248092014-08-04T03:49:06.941-04:002014-08-04T03:49:06.941-04:00Great set of pictures - I have only seen this spec...Great set of pictures - I have only seen this species once - and I got very excited!<br /><br />Would love to see it more often - but I'll have to get on a plane to do that. Drop me a line when you come back to Australia!<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - MelbourneStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-4624949718302630432014-07-31T13:25:41.388-04:002014-07-31T13:25:41.388-04:00I'm actually a little jealous of you because D...I'm actually a little jealous of you because David Hop is really a gorgeous bird. I have seen this myself yet neve seen in real life but who ever know. Great that you also know a place where he lives. Fantastic pictures. My compliments!Helmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669041021568049241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-84892963334271139432014-07-30T16:34:00.202-04:002014-07-30T16:34:00.202-04:00Fantastic Pictures!Fantastic Pictures!Lindsjö taxarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446940737034179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-69218669485518194742014-07-30T07:10:10.730-04:002014-07-30T07:10:10.730-04:00I wondered about that Noushka because July is so l...I wondered about that Noushka because July is so late to have small young.Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-58777388572324811082014-07-29T15:15:17.633-04:002014-07-29T15:15:17.633-04:00Welcome back, David. We've missed you!
I love...Welcome back, David. We've missed you!<br /><br />I love your images of the juvenile Hoopoe. A very special experience! I managed to find the hole in the first image - just continue from the lower edge of the lower beam sticking out of the right hand side of the sloping roof, and you have it (the verbal arrow!).<br /><br />Looking forward to more from your European adventures.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the card from Foix. It's quite a special place for my wife and I. "Il y a seulement une Foix" used to be the town's touristic slogan (maybe it still is?).<br /><br />Best wishes to you both - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-88370433140182223722014-07-29T06:28:34.517-04:002014-07-29T06:28:34.517-04:00You're lucky to have such great friends David ...You're lucky to have such great friends David - this is a fantastic sighting! It's strange that Hoopoes should be such a loved bird, but yes, even I have fallen under their spell when I walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Christian Perrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835955663432829705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-72530262391381469262014-07-29T04:34:36.651-04:002014-07-29T04:34:36.651-04:00We love this species! In our area it is a very rar...We love this species! In our area it is a very rare bird. <br />Great shots, David :-). Dział Przyrody MŚOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112559625469121342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-61722018826678643932014-07-28T13:04:30.423-04:002014-07-28T13:04:30.423-04:00Beautiful photos of the Hop David.
Greetings Tinie...Beautiful photos of the Hop David.<br />Greetings TinieTiniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933804128123499777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-52673469135041524962014-07-28T12:56:51.084-04:002014-07-28T12:56:51.084-04:00AHA!!!
YOUDID IT!!!
I am having a ball here rememb...AHA!!!<br />YOUDID IT!!!<br />I am having a ball here remembering this outing!<br />Lucky for us: he was out 2 days later as I told you in my mail!<br />Great pictures!!!<br /><br />To Phil:<br />The parents were not feeding the young on purpose to get him (them?) to leave the nest!<br />Next time time David and Miriam will have to come earlier in the season to take pics of the parents feeding! ;-)<br />Oh, and this is their 2nd clutch by the way!!<br />Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-56284594182130155002014-07-28T10:04:05.580-04:002014-07-28T10:04:05.580-04:00Hello David,
Wonderful to see how the Hop,in the w...Hello David,<br />Wonderful to see how the Hop,in the wall has a nest.<br />Great to see the young hop out of the nest.Irmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743637769056732019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-68374203727374966102014-07-28T10:04:02.021-04:002014-07-28T10:04:02.021-04:00You're back and with a great start to your Med...You're back and with a great start to your Mediterranean adventures. Shame you didn't see the adult Hoopoes coming with food, as there should/could have been a few more of those youngsters in the hole? <br /><br />How interesting that the young have pure white gapes like that. Never seen it because the Hoopoes at our regular Menorca site don't fledge until after we're back home mid- May. Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.com