Eurasian Hoopoe

Eurasian Hoopoe digging in the reddish dirt.
Eurasian Hoopoe, Granja de Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops). Definitely one of the strangest looking birds I have photographed.

Eurasian Hoopoe shifting in the reddish dirt looking like it is taking dirt bath.
Eurasian Hoopoe, Granja de Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Hoopoe walking along the barren ground.
Eurasian Hoopoe, Granja de Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Hoopoe on the far side of the reservoir walking among the plants and rocks.
Eurasian Hoopoe, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/1600 sec.