hoopoe in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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The wood hoopoes most resemble the true hoopoe with their long down-curved bills and short rounded wings.
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The green wood hoopoe is an insect-eating species.
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The hoopoe leads the birds, each of whom represent a human fault which prevents man from attaining enlightenment.
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Once the hoopoe has convinced his fellow birds that the journey is worthwhile, their quest begins in earnest.
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The hoopoe is also symbolic of freedom, at various levels; personal and social, adaptability and change.
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Some species, such as the hoopoe, will even try to force-feed bigger chicks when they don't need food, completely ignoring weaker offspring that are making much more noise.
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The guiding bird is the hoopoe, while the nightingale symbolizes the lover.
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So the hoopoe symbolizes fate: when it comes, the eyes of man are blinded, i.e. man is not able to predict his fate.
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Sparrows were fighting, collar doves were cooing, a pair of gold finches were chatting, a nightingale was singing and the hoopoe was being monotonous.
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A hoopoe landing to feed its chick is another striking photograph.
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