With the on going presence of the confiding and photogenic Hoopoe at Collingham in west Yorkshire,today Tracey and myself paid the bird a visit,as Tracey had wanted to see one and this was the perfect opportunity.
After a steady drive up the M62 and A1,we were soon at the birds chosen feeding area in the village,the Collingham & Linton Cricket Club.
The bird was seen straight away on arrival and over the next hour or so gave some incredible close views,oblivious to its many admirers,as it probed the ground wader like for Leather Jackets(Cranefly larvae)of which it expertly located.
After watching the bird for some time,it all of a sudden flew and landed on the roof of one of the adjacent houses and disappeared and that was that.
Incredibly,this is the second rare bird species we have seen at Collingham,after the stunning male Rose-coloured Starling we saw back in June,i wonder what the next rare bird will be discovered here?.
The following are a few images and videos taken with my bridge camera and phone scoped with my Swarovski ATX85 and Samsung S10,of this very smart and appealing bird.
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| Phone Scoped Image Of The Bird. |
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| Three Images Taken With My Bridge Camera. |
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