Meeting point Fig Tree V - Flycatchers and Hoopoe April 2020

Hoopoe on Tree with breeding cave, 14. April 2020 - Agios Georgios Pegeia - Zypern

End of March - beginning of April is the time of the arriving flycatchers, the beginning made this year the mourning catcher, then came the collared snapper and the half-ring snapper. The Grauschnäpper was the last arrival of this bird species.

In addition, the two Hoopoe couples were on the road almost daily in the garden and the surrounding area. The highlight of the Hoopoe were the feeding rituals, which were seen as part of the bridal advertisement under the olive trees in the garden.

The Hoopoe pairs have meanwhile moved to their brood-caves, the brood-business is in full swing. Unfortunately, one of the breeding pairs was then driven away by clearing work and permanent noise from last year's breeding tree.

In the meantime, I have rediscovered them a little further away. The Hoopoe male also comes again and again into the precinct and desets his reputation.

Here are some photos of the flycatchers and Hoopoe, a new Hoopoe Video you find on my YouTube Chanel - https://youtu.be/kX7heR2fLy4

Trauerschnäpper female, Pied Flycatcher female, Ficedula hypoleuca, 07. 04. 2020

Panasonic DC-S1R + Sigma MC21 + Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6,3 DG OS Contemporary, 1/640, f8.0, ISO 320

Halsbandschnäpper, Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis, 07. 04. 2020

Panasonic DC-S1R + Sigma MC21 + Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6,3 DG OS Contemporary, 1/1000, f7.1, ISO 400

Grauschnäpper, Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata,10. 04. 2020

Panasonic DC-S1R + Sigma MC21 + Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6,3 DG OS Contemporary, 1/640, f7.1, ISO 800

Halsbandschnäpper, Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis, 09. 04. 2020

Panasonic DC-GH5 + LEICA DG 100-400mm f4-6,3 DG OIS, 1/1000, f6.3, ISO 1250

Wiedehopf Brutpaar, Hoopoe Breeding pair, Upupa epops, 09. 04. 2020

Panasonic DC-S1R + Sigma MC21 + Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6,3 DG OS Contemporary, 1/800, f6.3, ISO 800

Wiedehopf male, Hoopoe male, Upupa epops, 09. 04. 2020

Panasonic DC-S1R + Sigma MC21 + Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6,3 DG OS Contemporary, 1/800, f6.3, ISO 800

Wiedehopf, Hoopoe, Upupa epops, 09. 04. 2020

Panasonic DC-S1R + Sigma MC21 + Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6,3 DG OS Contemporary, 1/1000, f6.3, ISO 800

Wiedehopf, Hoopoe, Upupa epops, 09. 04. 2020

Panasonic DC-S1R + Sigma MC21 + Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6,3 DG OS Contemporary, 1/1000, f6.3, ISO 800

More new photos can be found in the gallery. Simply enter the year 2020 in the search term and you will find all the new photos.

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