I got to see a Hoopoe Bird in the garden. I have never seen one despite umpteen safari trips to the nearby Wilpattu National Park. Normally, I make my coffee and sit in front of computer reading news and other bullshit This was in June 2022 with many power cuts. So no computer and so sat outside drinking my coffee
Fe Fi Fo Fum, what did I see but a Hoopoe Bird. It was about 20 feet away pecking on grass seed (note need to get camera with decent zoom) . Guess what a hour later walking to the gate I see two pairs of Hoopoe birds.
Atqnlin this rate I going to see some of the animals of Sri Lanka I have not seen dancing a jig in the garden. Pangolin (the old world version of Armadillo), Jungle Cat (the smallest cat) and a Sloth Bear. I would not mind a Fishing Cat thrown in, though I seen a pair near my sisters house which is on the edge of the Negombo Lagoon.
via https://www.flickr.com/photos/anujnair/8540839823
Also see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoopoe
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