The Hoopoe is one of the peculiar-looking birds, so it often arouses the curiosity of many people.
Many people mistake the hoopoe for a woodpecker, but it is not. The woodpecker does not have this color scheme, nor does it have such a long, thin beak.
Hoopoe is the best bird to identify, even if it is far away from you, as long as you see the yellow neck, black and white flower wings, slender beak, and a handful of hair, you can identify it as a hoopoe.
Some science bloggers have said that when netizens ask him "What kind of bird is this?". If the picture is a lawn, there is a bird on the lawn, science bloggers do not have to click on the big picture, and directly guess this is the hoopoe, the accuracy rate is as high as 95%.
The reason for this high accuracy is that the hoopoe likes to feed on the artificial lawn, where the view is wide open. And after the lawn was watered, there are often earthworms crawling out to breathe, which is the favorite food of DAI Sheng.
Although hoopoe has a good face, he is not too concerned about personal hygiene. Especially during the breeding season, the female stays in the nest while the eggs are incubating. he will excrete her droppings in the nest, making it dirty and smelly.
Not only that, but the female will also secrete a foul-smelling oil, making the nest stink. The male doesn't mind this, he will give the small insects he catches to the female to eat every day, as a good and responsible husband.
The unpleasant smell can smoke away unwanted visitors - an alternative way for the hoopoe to defend himself.
Hoopoe does not know how to build a nest, and they often have to use the abandoned nests of other birds.
Many birds are not good nest builders, and many of them want to rob good old nests. When the hoopoe bird makes the nest stinky, other birds can only scold and fly away, and the hoopoe can then have children in the nest without worry.
If you have a nest on your balcony, you are advised not to open the window during the breeding season, as your nose may not be able to tolerate it.
