#hoopoe

As usual, please respect the commissioner and don't use/copy/repost/tattoo this artwork.

Commission from last year, for a little poem about Hoopoe (in czech "Dudek" similar to "dudák" which means "bagpiper") playing bagpipes ("dudy" in czech) ♪⁠┌⁠|⁠∵⁠|⁠┘⁠♪

photograph by Davide Diana

i dont know

Wiedehopf (hoopoe) im Uni Pfaffenwald, Vaihingen.

Hoopoe with bow tie

the madagascar hoopoe is one of three hoopoe species (previously considered to be conspecific), and the only hoopoe species endemic to madagascar. like other hoopoes, they have an orange head and chest, and black and white plumage on the wings and tail. they primarily inhabit the edges of forests and glades. they are often quiet, solitary birds, found foraging by themselves or in a pair. their diet consists mainly of insects such as beetles, grasshoppers and flies. the species is monogamous and very territorial, with little social interaction outside of pair bonds.

(It's been a long time since our last bird! this was just a little destressor in the middle of burnout but next week I'll be free!!)