An Unexpected Adventure of One Little Hoopoe Chick 🐣🥰

Female Hoopoe is feeding her chicks with a large beetle. However, while doing it she accidently tosses her 1 little chick out of the 'fluffy' pile where other chicks are. She tries to make the chick return to the 'fluffy' pile of chicks but the first time the chick changes direction and is still not close enough, but the second time Mom manages to put the chick close enough to the 'fluffy' pile to make the chick stick to it. It is a short but quite an interesting adventure so I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy! 🥰🐣
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[@ceegee777]

She must be exhausted by the end of the day! That was very interesting, thanks!!

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@ceegee777 Yes, she is. Thanks a lot for your nice comment! 🥰😍❤

[@TLUMACZE]

What an adventure! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@TLUMACZE I'm glad that you like it! Thanks a lot! Have a nice day! ❤️😍

[@jayhouse3149]

That first insect was twice the size of the oldest one's neck and 4 times larger than it's esophagus - holy moly!

[@theck672]

Hope they all make it… do you have more info on this breed of bird? Never seen or heard of them before… thank you 🙏… I know I can google for info, but thought might be nice to check with someone such as yourself who makes/shares videos of them bc you are clearly a fan. Thank you 🙏

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@theck672 Thanks a lot for your nice comment! I'm glad that you are interested in Hoopoes. They are amazing birds. Hoopoes are widespread in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. In Africa they are sedentary all year round, those from Europe and Asia usually migrate to Africa for winter. Hoopoes can choose various nests in trees, cliffs or even walls, nestboxes, haystacks, and abandoned burrows etc. The clutch size varies with location: Hoopoes in the north lay more eggs than those in the Southern Hemisphere. In central and northern Europe and Asia the clutch size is around 9-12, whereas it is around 4-5 in the tropics and 7 in the subtropics. There are many interesting facts about their behavior but it is hard to put everything in here. I'll try to give you more info in the future in my videos. If you have any more questions, you can still ask, I will try to answer them. Have a great day! ❤️❤️😍🥰

[@theck672]

@@BirdlifeOdyssey thank you so much for this detailed information on Hoopoes. They are very unique and I appreciate you explaining so thoroughly about them! I hope all the chicks do well and Mama and Papa bird too! Thanks again!

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@@theck672 Thank you very much. I will keep you informed. Have a great day! 😍😍

[@jayhouse3149]

One new hatchling is being smothered by the group and another has wondered away from the group. Did those two die?

[@roserussom335]

Fascinating ❤

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@roserussom335 Thanks a lot for your nice comment! I'm really glad that you like this video! Have a great day! ❤️❤️❤️😍🥰

[@shannonspage9360]

It looks like she is only interested in feeding the large chicks and not the small ones that hatched later. Do they only feed whole items and don't break it into pieces to feed more chicks instead of just gorging one? This also appears to be her first brood.

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@shannonspage9360 Yes, the oldest chicks are fed first. You are right. Hoopoes do not break food into pieces. Thanks a lot for your great comment. 😍🥰

[@weftwarp1537]

Is mom making the youngsters work for the beetle or checking to see who's gullet is the fullest?

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@weftwarp1537 It is hard to say. It seems to me that it was difficult for parents to fit such a large beetle into the tiny beak. Later on, the food was passed instantly to the chicks' beaks. 😊

[@socalfun64]

It’s amazing any of these chicks survive.

[@jayhouse3149]

Time stamp 6:51 *Why did you edit out the chick swallowing that large beetle?!* *My grandkids wanted to see that!*

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

The subject of the video was the smallest hoopoe's adventure and the beetle was at the same time but it was not the subject of this video, so I did not focus on this part. I agree that it is a very interesting part and I will make another video with big 'snacks' so that your grandkids could see the whole process of feeding chicks with large insects.

[@silviarosatti6795]

Mom forgets the tiny babies...😢😢😢 and feeds only the big ones

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@silviarosatti6795 There are 5 chicks left and they are doing fine. They are healthy and they are all well fed. 😍

[@amirabdelnour9466]

Good morning from Beirut Lebanon..this bird is a migrant in our country , passes by and does not nest here . A couple of years ago I saw a few of them in Dubai in the gardens. I would like to ask you how you made this pair to choose the nestbox . I think you did a very brilliant job the location and the cameras ... For that I am happy and grateful to make me share these videos

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@amirabdelnour9466 Thank you for the information. The nestbox does not belong to me. I included the owner's information with links in the description. I'm just a fan. The nestbox is located in Hungary but I do not know any details. I know that this nestbox has been very attractive for Hoopoes, Scops Owls and Starlings. You can watch my video to see how they all wanted to 'book' this nestbox at the same time. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3yogJmEbtaIfLc Last year, Hoopoes laid eggs in in this nestbox too but the female did not return one day and the breeding season was over before it even started for good. This year, Hoopoes chose this box and it goes well. They also chose another box but were not so lucky there as their eggs were destroyed by Rollers. The Rollers wanted to choose a nestbox nearby and did not want to have such neighbors. Thanks a lot for your comments and interest in these birds. In my opinion, Hoopoes are very interesting birds. I have a lot of pictures and videos of them and I saw their nest oncefrom the outside but I have not had a chance to watch everything from the inside until now. It is an amazing opportunity and I am glad that we can all watch this nest live. This is the only Hoopoe live cam which I was able to find. Link to the live cam if you'd like to follow it live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWmtiYR4oKqDnKM Have a great day! 😊😍

[@Людмила-п2н1н]

Mom is so awkward in feeding.

[@BirdlifeOdyssey]

@user-lf1uz4pb8m Thanks for your comment. This is Hoopoe's way of feeding.

[@CatBirdFemme]

Almost all Momma Birds will take forever stuffing the insect into one open mouth and then another, over and over until finally a chick gets fed. Notice how Daddy Hoopoe comes in, shoves the meal into one mouth and leaves. Different styles.