baypond Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 We usually see a mating pair of hoopoes at our house in the SW, but we are in the midst of a large amount of renovation with pneumatic drills and compressors making a lot of noise. The builders will have finished the noisy work by the end of the week. My question is: Have the Hoopoes been scared away by the noise, or are they likely to arrive after the work has finished? I see from earlier posts that they seem to arrive around now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 They are definatly in the South Vendee ....We have one every morning on the power wires in the street hooping away !..... He thinks as he is up at 5.30 am the rest if us need to be ....come and make a noise here and scare this one away ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 They have been around here for about a month now.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan le Fey Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Saw one in my garden just now, pecking away on the dirt path. Quite exciting as I have been in France now for several years and it is the first time I have seen one here. Hope he comes back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Male and Female. A few seconds later the male pulled a leather-jacket, (Crane fly larva out of the ground and gave it to the female). Sadly missed the photo opportunity.[IMG]http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q73/unautremonde/Birds/Happy-couple.jpg[/IMG]Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 When they walk on the gravel, their colouring is a wonderful camouflage, and because they are quite small, they can be difficult to see.They are still competing with the cuckoo :Hoo hoo hoo....cuckoo cuckoo....hoo hoo hoo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Male and female? How can you tell?They look identical to me [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Because only a male would present a female with a tasty morsel. One can speculate that there are a couple of obvious reason why he would do this, both are commonish in the bird world. One is to endear her, a bonding process. The other is to show her that he will be a good provider for her and her young that will enable her to fulfil her most important mission in life - to continue her genes into another generation.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baypond Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 I guess being shy, that we have made too much noise for them this year. HOOPOE-FULLY we will see them next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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