A flit of black and white near an olive grove resembles a lost zebra, but in Israel, it is the plumage of the national birdthe decadent Hoopoe. Named after its oooop, oooop, oooop call, the bird has black and white stripes down the lower half of its body. Its head and shoulders are rust red, with a crest of loose brown feathers forming a double beak off the back of its head. Its striking appearancehalf-dipped in a bucket of black and white paintgave the Hoopoe celebrity status in ancient Egypt.
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