Common Hoopoe

[Atul Dhamankar]

Common Hoopoe with open crest
Oct.2008
Chandrapur, Maharashtra

Nikon D80
Sigma 170-500mm APO DG
Apereture: f/6.3
SS: 1/250
ISO: 400
Handheld

[Rahul Parekh]

WOW! Beautiful...love it :)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I like the raised crest. The eye contact is fine. A bit more brightness would be nice. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice crest. Liked the low angle and the head turn. Look forward to more..

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice capture Atul, the open crest is plus.

[Ashvary Jain]

Lovely one!!
Very pleasing shot.!!

[Bibhav Behera]

The composition is nice. I would increase the brightness as suggested.

[Priya Vinay]

Nice to see the crown stand out! Beautiful...

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Fantastic shot, lovely capture...
This reminds me of a Red Indian... because of the crest and also the wing looks like a red indian's cloak. :D