Alain Ghignone/ BIA / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) landing, Aosta Valley, Italy

Alain Ghignone/ BIA / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops), Aosta Valley, Italy

Alain Ghignone/ BIA / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) stretching, Aosta Valley, Italy

Bence Mate / Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) in flight with blurred wings, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May.

Bence Mate / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) landing, with lizard prey, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May.

Bence Mate / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) courtship feeding, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May.

Thomas Hinsche / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) feeding chick in nest cavity, Saxony, Germany

Markus Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Sultanate of Oman, October. Magic Moments book plate.

Ramon Navarro / Adult Hoopoe (Upupa epops) feeding insect prey to chick at nest hole, Seville, Spain, May.

Bence Mate / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) landing on perch, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Bence Mate / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} witb insect prey, Pusztaszer, Hungary

Klaus Echle / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) carrying large insect (possibly Mole Cricket) in flight in vineyard. Black Forest, Germany, June.