I was walking to work one morning and I spotted one of these interesting little creatures. In surfing around, I found out that it is a 'Hoopoe' because of the song it sings and it is a year round resident of these here parts. It was recently voted Israel's national bird to coincide with the 60th anniversary celebrations.
The one I saw was about the size of a robin so probably smaller than normal. I watched it for a few minutes, it did the usual bird things, puffed up its head crest when it saw me and eventually flew away. I read that it is capable of squirting fecal matter at intruders so next time I see one, note to self to keep out of range!
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Disclaimer: I did not take the photo above, I got it from the internet and I would give credit to whomever took the picture if I knew who that was.
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