Re: The Hoopoes are back !

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The Hoopoes are back !

Bugbear 25/04/2008, 8:08

They are a bit early but we had a pair on our lawn this morning.

not my picture BTW, but they are really beautiful birds

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Re: The Hoopoes are back !

raindog 25/04/2008, 9:47
We've had ours for a couple of weeks now.
And the swallows, swifts and martins......

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Re: The Hoopoes are back !

TefkaC 25/04/2008, 12:39

Bug's ours have also been here for a couple of weeks, we're 86 also?

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Re: The Hoopoes are back !

mark224 25/04/2008, 17:34

We had one trying to get for over an hour

Re: The Hoopoes are back !

inkflo 27/04/2008, 18:35
Gorgeous aren't they!
We have a breeding pair that arrive here in March, they have been with us for about two weeks now.
When we lived in Devon, we found one on the grass verge one Springtime.
I know it's not yours, but that's a brilliant picture. Mine are like little dots as they are so timid I can never get a close up shot.

Re: The Hoopoes are back !

tracteurtom 28/04/2008, 10:57
Yep, we've had them here for quite a few weeks now. Brilliant !

Re: The Hoopoes are back !

Panda 28/04/2008, 11:01
I've got one nesting in one of the run off drains of the fosse, nice. She is sitting on a pile of eggs, I lifted the lid (it's a small concrete square drain) as the dogs keep trying to look in and there she is, with about 5 tiny little eggs. We were told the fosse was not running to this drain off point correctly and this proves it as it looks dry in there! I will now have to wait to rectify. I will try and get a pic later, don't want ot disturb her too much though.

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