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A very rare moment when a Great Crested Hoopoe flew in with a caught lizard for a female that was sitting on eggs. Photographed in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area
Wild Lives

Hoopoe Bringing a Lizard

Luckhy86
artist Luckhy86 (photographer, Wiki Loves Earth 2025 international winner)
date 2025
medium Digital photograph
origin Czech Republic, Pálava Protected Landscape Area
credit line Luckhy86 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
hall 38 Wild Lives
rights CC BY-SA 4.0
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