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

Bence Mate / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Hungary. Multi flash, long exposure. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) male feeding female in courtship display, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) with insect prey in beak, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) with insect prey in beak, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) with insect prey in beak, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

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Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight with insect prey, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) with insect prey in beak, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008. Magic Moments book plate.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) landing on branch, rear view with wings open, Hortobagy NP, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) landing on branch, Hortobagy NP, Hungary

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male calling and displaying above nest site, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male displaying on roof, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) arriving to feed chick at nest box. Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) adult arriving at nest box to feed young. Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) young calling from nest box. Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight with invertebrate prey. Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) with invertebrate prey. Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) perched. Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) arriving at nest box with invertebrate prey. Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) with invertebrate prey. Vosges, France, June.

Loic Poidevin / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) on olive tree trunk, Spain, May

Tony Phelps / African Hoopoe (Upupa africana) deHoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August

MYN / Stephane Hette / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) flying to nest hole in tree with insect prey in beak, France, June, meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Stephane Hette / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) at nest hole in tree trunk, France, June, meetyourneighboursproject.net

Sue Flood / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) at nest with invertebrate prey. Hungary, May.

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) with crest flattened. Wigierski National Park, Poland, June.

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Portrait of a Hoopoe (Upupa epops) with crest raised. Wigierski National Park, Poland, June.

Klaus Echle / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) bringing a large insect (possibly a Mole Cricket) to its nest hole in a fence. Black Forest, Germany, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) perched. Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) perching with grub prey. Vosges, France, June.

Pete Oxford / Tortoises and Hoopoes for sale in market stall in the medina, Fes, Morocco, June 2009

Markus Varesvuo / Pair of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) copulating, Hungary June

Dietmar Nill / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) bringing insect prey to nest hole in tree, Bulgaria

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) portrait, Moldova, June 2009

Roger Powell / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) on branch with food in beak, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, bringing food to the nest, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Ruined barns with a thunderstorm approaching, nesting habitat of Hoopoes and Spotless starlings, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Male Hoopoe (Upupa epops) at nest hole with food for the incubating female, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight carrying food to the nest, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Juan Manuel Borrero / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} feeding chicks at nest, Catalonia, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} preening, Alicante, Spain

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} on ground, sunning, Sohar, Oman

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) walking across rock, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) male feeding female in courtship display, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) on rock, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) portrait, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Rod Williams / Green wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) captive, from Sub-saharan Africa

Kerstin Hinze / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) adult flying carrying insect prey to nest, Bulgaria

Kerstin Hinze / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) perched with a mole cricket as prey for its chicks, Bulgaria

Kerstin Hinze / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) adult perched with mole cricket prey for its chicks, Bulgaria

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} mating pair, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male displaying on roof, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} female eating caterpillar offered to her by the male, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male enticing female by offering food, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male enticing female to possible nest-site by offering food, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male enticing female to possible nest-site by offering food, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} female eating caterpillar offered to her by the male at nest entrance, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} sunning on roof, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} pair mating on roof tiles, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male feeding female in courtship display, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} stretching wings at entrance to nest site in wall, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male in flight with crest raised in aggressive display, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} male (on right) displays to female, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} flying from wall, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} pair mating on roof tiles, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} backlit, on rock, United Arab Emirates

Artur Tabor / Two juvenile Hoopoes {Upupa epops} perching on branch, Poland.

Bernard Castelein / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan, India

Bengt Lundberg / Hoopoe at nest hole (Upupa epops) Spain

Bengt Lundberg / Hoopoe at nest hole with food (Upupa epops) Spain

Bernard Castelein / Hoopoe displaying {Upupa epops} India

Artur Tabor / Two Hoopoe fledgling chicks {Upupa epops} Podlasie, Poland

Artur Tabor / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} at nest hole with insect prey, Podlasie, Poland

Roger Powell / Hoopoe brings spider prey to nest {Upupa epops} Portugal

Jose B. Ruiz / Hoopoe with insect prey {Upupa epops} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Hoopoe with insect grub in beak {Upupa epops} Spain

Dietmar Nill / Hoopoe display {Upupa epops} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Hoopoe with insect prey in beak, portrait {Upupa epops} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Hoopoe with food in beak {Upupa epops} Spain

Mike Wilkes / Green / Senegal wood-hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) perched in tree, calling, The Gambia, December

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) portrait, Hortobagy NP, Hungary, May 2008

Colin Seddon / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} on lichen-covered rocks in Suffolk, UK