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🌍 Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #WesternYellowWagtail #YellowWagtail #MotacillaFlava | #Wagtails #WagtailFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by Karsten Madsen ❤️🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

The Western Yellow Wagtail is a small, slender bird with a bright yellow underside and an olive-green back. Males are more vibrant than females. Its most notable feature is its constantly wagging tail, which gives it its name. They are found across Europe and Asia and migrate to Africa for the winter. It feeds on insects and lives in open, wet habitats. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Ten subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Photo by karsten_madsen via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-wagtail-migratory-birds-beak-6352067/

KSEX

Went to #Arkemheen yesterday morning with a birding buddy and spotted a purple heron for the first time! We also spotted #spoonbills, #snipes, #wagtails and more. I just gotta sort through all the 2300 photos... 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #purpleheron #cows #polder #dutchlandscape #ardea #purpurea

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in a field with a lapwing and cows in the background.

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in a field. It has a very static figure and very long neck.

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in a field, lowered down to the ground and its neck in an S shape.

🌍🌏 White wagtail (Motacilla alba) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #WhiteWagtail #MotacillaAlba | #Wagtails #WagtailFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by IstvánKopeczny🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍🌏 White wagtail (Motacilla alba)

The white wagtail is a small and slender bird, with distinctive grey, black, and white plumage. Its most recognizable feature is its long, constantly wagging tail. It has a vast distribution, breeding across Europe, Asia, and parts of North Africa, with some populations in Alaska. While resident in milder areas, many northern populations are migratory, wintering in Africa and southern Asia. White wagtails are highly active and often found in open areas, frequently near water or human habitation. They forage on the ground with a characteristic bobbing head and tail movement. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Up to eleven subspecies are currently recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by IstvánKopeczny via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-feathers-wings-wagtail-8047639/

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Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

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A photo of a yellow wagtail on one of two stems of tall dry grass.

Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

#Wagtail #MotacillaFlava #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Wagtails #Bird #Birds #BirdPhotography #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography

A photo of a yellow wagtail with a clear blue sky behind them.

New addition! 🌍🌏 Western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #Wagtails #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by breaklessbiker 🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍🌏 Western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)

The Western yellow wagtail is a small, slender bird of western Eurasia, with a long, constantly wagging tail. Breeding males are olive above and bright yellow below, with head patterns varying by subspecies. Females and non-breeding males are paler. Most populations are migratory, moving south to tropical Africa and southern Asia to overwinter. They inhabit open country near water, often seen near cattle or in wet meadows. They feed on insects, foraging on the ground. Ten subspecies are recognised. GG 2024 (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by breaklessbiker via Pixabay

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Bachstelze auf Ast
White Wagtail on Branch
April 2018
#Bachstelzen -> https://www.goehde.com/fotos/index.php?/category/45167

#gif #animation #vögel #animals #birds #songbirds #wagtails #WhiteWagtails

Some #photos from my husband's Saturday afternoon #walk in the #DightyBurn wooded river valley near our home in eastern #Dundee, #Scotland. #BroughtyFerry #Monifieth #Tayside #Angus #Dighty #Photography #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #Wood #Woods #River #Rivers #Sparrow #Sparrows #Wagtail #Wagtails #GreyWagtail #GreyWagtails #Pigeon #Pigeons #WoodPigeon #WoodPigeons #Heron #Herons #GreyHeron #GreyHerons #Countryside #Nature #Wildlife #UrbanNature #CityWildlife

A female sparrow perched on a branch in a leafy green tree. It is facing left, with a body that is largely light beige, and stripey pink/brown feathers on its back and tail. It has a small pink stripe on its brown head, and a small pointed yellow beak.

A grey wagtail perched facing left on a muddy area beside a river, with green plants behind. It is small, with a cream/white under belly, a light grey head and back, and black and yellow striped back feathers and tail.

A wood pigeon perched on a branch with its back to us, fluffy butt visible, blue/grey head turned to the right. Light grey body, dark wing feathers, and white/dark feathers around its neck. In the background are dark green leaves.

A grey heron standing on a branch against a white sky and autumnal trees. Its back is to us, and head tilted to the right. Its grey back looks like a furry cloak. It has a yellow area under its long pointed beak, and a dark area above its eyes.

Some #photos from my husband's Saturday afternoon #walk in the wooded river valley near our home in eastern #Dundee, #Scotland. #BroughtyFerry #Monifieth #Tayside #Angus #Dighty #DightyBurn #Photography #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #Wood #Woods #River #Rivers #Dipper #DipperBird #Dippers #DipperBirds #Wagtail #Wagtails #GreyWagtail #GreyWagtails #Reflection #Reflections #Water #Robin #Robins #JuvenileBird #JuvenileBirds #Countryside #Nature #Wildlife #UrbanNature #CityWildlife

A dipper bird perched facing right on a branch running from diagonally top right to bottom left of the picture, with river water behind and below. The bird, which is brown and dark grey, with white chin and tummy, has its wings spread out wide, looking like an open fan.

A grey wagtail perched facing to the left on a glistening small dark rock surrounded by green and sun dappled river water. The bird has a grey back and head, white under areas, and green areas on its long tail, which is extended out to the right.

Reflections on a fairly still river water, with reflected green trees and bushes filling most of the picture, with just a bit of blue sky reflected in the bottom right. Though the water is quite still there are swirling patterns coming out from the top left especially. A number of green grasses rise in the foreground at the bottom right.

A young looking robin standing on a branch facing away from us, its head turned slightly to the left. The robin is very fluffy, with light brown and orange colouring. You can also see white under its tail and part of its orange face. In the background are soft focus green trees and leaves.

Some #photos from my husband's Saturday afternoon #walk near our home in eastern #Dundee, #Scotland. #BroughtyFerry #Monifieth #Angus #Tayside #Dighty #DightyBurn #Birds #Birding #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #Rivers #Woods #Wagtail #Wagtails #BlueTit #BlueTits #JuvenileBirds #YoungBirds #LongTailedTit #LongTailedTits #Countryside #Nature #Wildlife #UrbanNature #CityWildlife

A grey wagtail standing facing left on a rock in a river. It has a white undercarriage, grey upper body and head, black wings, and a grey tail.

A young blue tit leaning forward from a thin branch into a river. It has a greenish/blue body, a dark band on its head, and tail up. Very fluffy.

A young and very fluffy long tailed tit sitting on a branch in a tree against a white sky. It is facing to the right, with its tail behind down left.

A bird with a beige/brown speckled tummy and neck viewed from below, sitting in a tree. It has a very pointed (almost dinosaur like) head.

Gebirgsstelze / Grey wagtail / Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
Juli 2018
https://archive.org/details/071008
#Gebirgsstelzen -> https://www.goehde.com/fotos/index.php?/category/45226

#bergeronnettedesruisseaux #motacillacinerea #vögel #tiere #animals #birds #songbirds #wagtails #greywagtails #video #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #slide #slideshow

Some #photos from my husband's Saturday afternoon #walk in the #woods and #river area near our home eastern #Dundee, #Scotland. #BroughtyFerry #Monifieth #Angus #Tayside #Dighty #DightyBurn #Wood #Rivers #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Starling #Starlings #Dippers #DipperBirds #Dipper #DipperBird #Wagtails #GreyWagtails #Wagtail #GreyWagtail #Cat #Cats #Cats #UrbanNature #CityWildlife

A juvenile starling on a branch among green trees. It is facing right, with a grey/brown body, bright coloured wings, and a sparkly tummy developing

A fluffy juvenile dipper on a rock in a river. It is fluffy grey back and fluffy white neck and tummy. The water is green, brown and orange.

A fluffy juvenile grey wagtail standing facing left in a river. It is mainly grey, with a light underneath.

Not a bird. This cat - tabby coloured, pictured among leafy green plants - was hunting in the wooded river area. And giving the photographer foul looks.

[To the tune of He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands] WE’VE GOT A WAGTAIL, ON THE TUBE!

This little chap was an absolute model passenger, nodding to everyone and dapper, and quietly munching away on some bread, no music, no touching. Then he shat on the carriage floor and ruined everything.

#piedwagtail #birdsofmastodon #wagtail #wagtails #wagtailsofinstagram #wagtaillondon #BirdsOfFediverse #london #londonlife #tubestation #londonunderground #bakerstreet #lovelondon #britishbirds

A pied wagtail pictured in a vaguely empty London Underground train carriage

Back in May a walk in Peak District took me along part of the River Wye in Monsal Dale, where I saw a pair of Grey #Wagtails catching Mayflies for their young. Then this female spent a few minutes on a tiny islet closer to me. She had her eyes on the flies... [1/2]

#Bird #Birds #Vogels #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #GreyWagtail #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

A Grey Wagtail, viewed side-on while standing on a small patch of grassy ground in a river. Her head and shoulders are grey (the head having two white stripes on each side, one running from the beak across the eye, the other from the beak below the cheek). The wings are black with some white showing, the chest, belly and rump are yellow, the flanks are whitish, and the long tail has black and white feathers, with yellow towards the base.

A Grey Wagtail standing in some shallows within a river, looking up at the flies above (three, and possibly a fourth very out-of-focus one, can be seen in the photo). She has a grey head and back (the head having two white stripes on each side, the topmost running from the beak and over the eye towards the back of the head, and the other running from the beak and below the cheek to the neck), a yellow chest, black feathers on her wings, more yellow on her rump, and her long tail feathers are black and white.

Some #photos from my husband's Saturday afternoon #walk near our home in eastern #Dundee, #Scotland. #BroughtyFerry #Monifieth #Tayside #Angus #Dighty #DightyBurn #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #Magpies #Wagtails #GreyWagtails #JuvenileBirds #Chiffchaffs #LongTailedTits #Magpie #Wagtail #GreyWagtail #ChiffChaff #LongTailedTit #Rivers #Woods #Summer #ScottishSummer #BritishSummer #Countryside #Nature #CityWildlife #UrbanNature

A magpie in flight seen from below against a blue and white sky. It is flying towards the left, with a black body and tail, grey chest area, and white tips on its wings.

A juvenile grey wagtail perched on a mossy log with a dark and blue swirling river behind. It is standing, facing to the right, with its head grey, dark back, yellow tummy, white underneath, and stripey tail sticking out behind. Its butt is very sunlit.

A chiffchaff perched on a white/grey branch against a blue sky, facing right, singing loudly. It has a brown back, yellow tummy and creamy under area. Its head is a light brown.

A long tailed tit vanishing on a branch into the shade of a green, leafy tree. Its tail, towards us, is grey and white. Its back is dappled black, its head dark, and under area light.

Gebirgsstelze, Libelle und Schmetterling

#Gebirgsstelzen -> https://www.goehde.com/fotos/index.php?/category/45226

#libellen #schmetterlinge #gif #animation #vögel #dragonfly #animals #birds #songbirds #wagtails #greywagtails #odonata #butterflies

Some #photos from my husband's Saturday afternoon #walk near our home in eastern #Dundee, #Scotland. #Angus #BroughtyFerry #Monifieth #Dighty #DightyBurn #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #Countryside #Nature #Wildlife #Woods #Rivers #UrbanNature #CityWildlife #Starling #Starlings #Blackbird #Blackbirds #Jay #Jays #Wagtail #Wagtails #GreyWagtail #GreyWagtails #Tayside

A starling viewed from behind standing on a mossy rough area of grass. It has a black and yellow tail/wings and a black/white spotted bottom, body and head.

A male blackbird splashing enthusiastically in a river, facing to the left. It has a yellow beak and very fluffy and wet plumage.

A jay hopping above a branch in a tree against a green leafy background. It has a pinkish/brown body, white and black head, blue, black and white tail, white butt, and pink feet.

A juvenile grey wagtail on a rock (it was being fed by its parents). It is facing to the right, and has a grey body and head, black wings, black, white and yellow tail, and yellow/cream chest and under area.

Yesterday we were among the marismas of the western side of The #Straits with guests from Naturetrek Wildlife Holidays

Here Slender-billed #Gulls in full glory, Tawny #Pipits, Iberian Yellow #Wagtails and Greater Short-toed #Larks and the bustling colony of Collared Pratincoles !

Then onto pay homage to the splendour of the Northern Bald Ibis ! 😊

#FlywayBirding

Slender-billed Gull ©️ Inglorious Bustards

Greater Short-toed Lark ©️ Inglorious Bustards

Collared Pratincole ©️ Inglorious Bustards

We explored the Western fringe of The #Straits near #Barbate with guests from Naturetrek Wildlife Holidays yesterday 😊

Here we encountered Northern Bald #Ibises, just-in noisy and delightful Collared #Pratincoles, Woodchat #Shrikes, Eurasian #Wrynecks, Iberian Yellow #Wagtails, Greater Short-toed #Larks, Audouin’s #Gulls and more !