Hoopoe 3

Penny Dropping Time It took awhile for the proverbial penny to drop or was it the Bosnian Dinara… anyway… drop it did! This un-kosher flying emissary proved to be just the indigenous gatekeeper I`d unknowingly been seeking all along, unlike the Hoopoe`s mortal counterpart who I`d expected to meet   –  but didn’t.

Hoopoe 2

Back to the Drawing Board The groundwork for this particular trip took about eighteen months to gestate, with me knocking on several doors in Israel trying to share my vision for our forthcoming film project Jerusalem or Bust. (Scroll down for Hoopoe Video)

Hoopoe 1

Setting Sail We were about a hundred miles out, sailing across the Mediterranean Sea from Paphos Cyprus to the port of Herzilya Israel, when we were joined on board by a cute looking birdie called a Hoopoe.