Common Hoopoe

Eurasian Hoopoe digging in the reddish dirt.
Common 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 Common 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.
Common 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.
Common 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.
Common 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.