Eurasian hoopoe vs mole cricket | Film Studio Aves

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - purposefully catches a mole crickets. The tongue of the hoopoe is short, so sometimes it is not able to swallow prey from the ground - for this, the bird throws it into the air, catches and swallows it.
European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa) is a large insect that reaches 5 cm in length. Leads an underground lifestyle. It rarely gets to the surface, mainly at night. Mole cricket often gnaws at the roots of cultivated plants when laying tunnels, causing justly indignation among gardeners and gardeners.
Sound background - hoopoe, warbler, millet grass, crested lark, magpie, golden bee-eater.
Video - Igor, Ilya Byshnev (AVES).
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