ოფოფი - Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

I do not know much about Hoopoes other than that they are lovely and funny. As a kid, I used to see them from the window sitting on the twigs of nearby trees, flying around, sitting down in the yard and then going away...

It has been years that I have lost them from my eyesight. And I was sad, and I was wondering where they were. Last summer - I discovered this Hoopoe while travelling around in Georgia. Not in my yard, but not far away from home.

Here's the photo of a Hoopoe posing to us. I took the shot from the sunroof of the car, holding my breath with the hope that I would capture one good photo...

Hoopoe posing. Heavy zooming. Vardzia area, Georgia.