I couldn't believe how many Hoopoes I saw in the Algarve. In Greece, they were quite difficult to see, but in Portugal they were everywhere. I saw them from the car, stumbled across them while looking for other species - I literally saw them every day. But to watch them from the comfort of my apartment was really amazing. I first video-ed one which was helpfully sheltering under a bush during one of the rainy mornings. But the other clip is better, with the bird feeding on reddish 'leatherjackets', which I think may have been the pupae of the cicadas but I'm not sure. Anyhow, it's a nice bit of Birding Porn to enjoy!
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