One of the coolest species I worked with. The Eurasian Wryneck, aka, the “snake bird”... the neck twisting (snake mimicking) trick is a good way to scare the predators away.
Y’day we found this gorgeous adult Rüppell’s Vulture at the nearby Vulture colony !
The increase in Eurasian Griffon #Vulture numbers in Europe may be at least partly responsible for increased occurrences here of vagrant Rüppell’s Vultures.