Hoopoe calling from a strangely appropriate perch, a TV aerial. This bird was calling from the roof of the house I was staying in at one point, which was lovely, although I wasn't in a position to photograph it at that time. Luckily it stayed for a few days; maybe if they come back another year I'll catch images of nesting and rearing chicks.

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This was the closest approach I managed; he was looking a little bedraggled by his constant calling I thought

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Hoopoe, calling from another high spot

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“ I’ll have you”
think thats what the bird is thinking as it looks at its reflection in the window.

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Jigokudani Yaen Koen, Yamanouchi, Japan

Tags:   Japanese Macaque Snow Monkey Macaca fuscata

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