Hunting the Hupu

 

If for no other reason, our gardener thought I was crazy because of my stalkerish tendencies with one particular animal in our garden.  Meet the shyest bird alive... my African favorite, the hupu.  It took two years and this is it.

Four pictures.

These were the best pictures I got of this elusive, crazy creature that was always tauntingly sitting just outside our kitchen window.  Google this bird or click here to see what is also known as the "hoopoe."  It may be the national bird of Isreal, but this guy will always look like Zimbabwe to me.