Or ihlekabafazi. Which means “women laughing!” And they do make a racket, digging about in the tree.
Ive always thought it strange that its called a GREEN wood hoopoe, when its clearly blue! I much prefer the “red billed wood hoopoe” name, although I always think of them as ihlekabafazi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_wood_hoopoe
Below is a short video clip of one of them foraging in the palm tree outside our kitchen window:
lovely shots
Thanks – I love these noisy birds – I dont feel so bad at my incessant chatter!
they look beautiful. bird chatter is far better than sound of traffic
True words! We have lots of birds in our garden and they start up very early in the mornings
lucky you, do post more pics please. African birds are Unique.
I do try – but with my small lens – its not always easy. I do have a category on my blog in which I post birds – they are ALL African, because I have never been out of Africa!
Wonderful, post the pics even if not very clear.
Never see one so this was great. Thank you for video too.