Quite entertaining

whilst shaking those feathers.

The Dikkop family living in the olive grove for at least 8 years years are back with their chick now. It is the first time that the chick was not born here. Maybe it was on one of the other olive groves on the estate.

They disappear for spells and suddenly come back.

The reason I know it is the same male is because he has a growth above his left knee.

https://wildlifesafari.info/spotted_dikkop.htm

[JackieR]

howwonderful he comes back

[winghong_ho]

So happy to see them back home again.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

I'm glad they are back tho, I look forward to watching them every year!

[Rob Z]

What a cute catch of this little fellow.

[Brian]

Cute

[Christina]

Great to see them back again

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, how fortunate he has that growth! Good for spotting him. Lovely capture of him ruffling his feathers.

[Babs]

How exciting they have returned. How long do they live?

[Susan Wakely]

Great ruffling of the feathers.

[Valerie Chesney]

Just look at that little tail...
I am soooooo pleased they are back!

[katy]

Oh! I remember him! How good to see him back. that must make you happy to see him again. I think there’s a song called shake your tail feathers for the song title-101 challenge if you are interested

[Renee Salamon]

Great shot, he has surprisingly long stick legs

[Mags]

LOL! Almost looks like you captured it in a dance. =)

[Christine Sztukowski]

Amazing to me how you can identify this bird. Wonderful photo

[Paul J]

He has his feathers all ruffled for some reason. Fun shot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great timing and so cute.

[Bucktree]

Nice capture and timing.

[Beverley]

Very cute to see

[Corinne C]

So wonderfully fun!

[Heather]

A fun capture! Perfect timing! And I love that you can identify this male! Fav

[Paula Fontanini]

Ha! He appears to be dancing and having a grand time of it! :)

[Rick]

Great find and capture.

[Diana]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond @wh2021 @koalagardens @robz @briaan @christinav @jamibann @onewing @wakelys @happysnaps @grammyn @rensala @marlboromaam @365projectorgchristine @pej76 @mittens @dkellogg @beverley365 @corinnec @365projectorgheatherb @bluemoon @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@onewing They can live up to 20 years Babs and are monogamous. At least now I know that it is the same female too. I added a link on top which I should have done when I posted ;-)

[Kathy A]

How lovely that he has come back

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Looks like a bad hair day- funny shot.