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Tickled pink by hoopoes
Sleaford Target
|May 21, 2025
TWITCHERS ARE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR A VERY SPECIAL GUEST
CANDYFLOSS sunsets and dazzling cherry blossom extravaganzas have left the countryside glowing of late as if viewed through rose-tinted binoculars.
Yet if anything is going to leave birdwatchers blushing with pride, it will be discovering a scarce visitor that outshines Barbie at looking pretty in pink.
The hoopoe is one of the most recognisable birds on the planet with its outlandish raspberry yoghurt plumage accentuated by chequerboard wings and fancy crest.
This story is from the May 21, 2025 edition of Sleaford Target.
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