#Yellow Western Wagtails

[besidethepath]

The Western Yellow Wagtails are back!

[todaysbird]

the western yellow wagtail is a member of the wagtail & longclaw family found in europe and asia (with wintering populations in asia and africa, as well as a yearlong resident population in egypt). as their name would predict, they are known for an almost constantly wagging tail. they are slender birds, with regional differences in markings; while all birds of the species have a bright yellow breast, they have varied head colors and markings based on the population. their call is a high-pitched jeet. they live primarily on open country near water, an ideal habitat for these insectivorous birds to hunt in.

[longingforrotkehlchen]

Do you remember this guy? No, I didn't meet him again. I just took a shitload of pictures of him.

Schafstelze ♂️ (western yellow wagtail) im Mäurach, Zazenhausen.

[michaelnordeman]

Western yellow wagtail/gulärla. Fulufjället national park in Dalarna, Sweden (June 6, 2021).

[antiqueanimals]

Yellow wagtail, Western Europe. Ink, watercolor, and body color on handmade cartridge paper. 7"x11".

Drawing Birds. Written and illustrated by Maurice Wilson. Published in 1965.

Internet Archive

[filurig]

Insane guy popped up in my mind (more info below). going to make more friends of them later...

tussilago is a member of a group of basilisks who call themselves "the flowers", an artist collective of sorts, who took a particular interest in intra-species artistic collaboration, currently in talks with a human artistic collective in stockholm. a big fan of the emerging expressionist movement (which hasn't really been coined as a term yet), tussilago values personal and individual expression in art highly, often combining it with the "shapeform" movement in basilisk culture, an artistic movement investigating how different forms interact with different art forms. their favourite artistic means is through fabric, but gained an interest in painting as well after trying it with humans.

tussilago is... a bit unhinged. they talk before they think, but don't like coming off that way - often ending up saying out of pocket things only to further elaborate into infinity about why they said it and how it truly touched upon something profound underneath the initial outrageous impression it gave off. despite their impulsive nature he does enjoy to ponder esoteric things and can get very philosophical, and isn't actually unintelligent - just a bit... socially impaired!

[kavohh707]

2024 - Bird year in review - part 3.

Part three belongs to the many small trips I was able to do - to the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the nature reserve just outside of my city and the moorlands with the cranes. As always it is a joy to watch birds in all those places and I am very greatful for the people building and keeping the bird hides.

And although I have seen all of these birds before and have taken pictures of them before, but I still enjoy every moment with them and every picture.

[nature-nerd-sarah]

Posting birds until I hit post limit: Western yellow wagtail

[outrageous-romance]

Little fellow was absolutely mad at me for annoying him -.-

[proton-wobbler]

Great Backyard Bird Off - Schedule & Info

Round One Schedule

Cosmopolitan - posted February 1st & 2nd - 14 polls

Europe - posted February 11th - 9 polls

Africa - posted February 20th - 9 polls

Australia - posted March 1st & 2nd - 20 polls

New Zealand - posted March 11th - 7 polls

Asia - posted March 20th & 21st - 14 polls

the Americas - posted March 29th & 30th - 16 polls

Eurasia - posted April 8th & 9th - 14 polls

Poll Info

There are 8 brackets, with 208 species featured! Ranges were determined either using the self-report feature added to the submission box or with eBird sightings. "Cosmopolitan" is a bracket involving species of birds which were found on at least three continents, regardless of which they were submitted for. "Eurasia" are birds which seem to appear equally between Europe and Asia (majority of the continent, not just Middle East). "the Americas" includes all of the Americas, with US birds removed- granted, some Canadian or Mexican birds can show up in the US, but they're not common enough backyard birds (imo) to have been disqualified.

Please-- feel free to advocate for whichever bird you vote for! I would love to get some more participation with this tournament, especially since this is a poll with popular bird species.

Polls will be a week long, and are tagged #Great Backyard Bird Off. All subsequent reblogs are tagged as #poll reblog. Be sure to block this tag if you want to avoid me spamming your dash. Any reblogs containing support for a species will be tagged #[species] support. Results will be tagged #poll results.

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Cosmopolitan (28 species)

Black kite, Black-headed gull, Bohemian waxwing, Canada goose, Common buzzard, C. Chiffchaff, C. Kingfisher, C. Loon, C. Myna, C. Nightingale, C. Swift, Eurasian Collared-dove, Eurasian Hoopoe, Eurasian (Common) Kestrel, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, European bee-eater, European (common) starling, Great crested grebe, Great gray owl, Grey wagtail, Little grebe, Ring-necked pheasant, Red-backed Shrike, Rock Pigeon, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Western barn owl, Western cattle egret, White (pied) wagtail

Europe (18 species)

Tawny Owl, Spotless Starling, Red kite, Middle spotted woodpecker, Great spotted woodpecker, Fieldfare, European Stonechat, E. Robin, E. Herring Gull, E. Goldfinch, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Eurasian blackcap, Eurasian (Common) Blackbird, Dunnock, Crested tit, Common wood-pigeon, Eurasian Blue tit

Africa (18 species)

African Harrier-hawk, Bearded barbet, Blacksmith lapwing, Bokmakierie, Cape starling, Cape white-eye, Dark-capped bulbul, Hadada ibis, House bunting, Klaas' Cuckoo, Kwevoel (Grey go-away-bird), Nile valley sunbird, Purple-crested turaco, Red-winged starling, Southern double-collared sunbird, Southern masked weaver, Spotted eagle-owl, White-backed mousebird

Australia (41 species)

Yellow Wattlebird, Willie-wagtail, White-faced Heron, Welcome Swallow, Weebill, Tawny Frogmouth, Tasmanian Nativehen, Superb Fairywren, Sulfur-crested Cockatoo, Splendid Fairywren, Sooty Owl, Red-browed Firetail, Red wattlebird, Rainbow lorikeet, Peid currawong, Pheasant coucal, Pacific koel, Noisy miner, Masked lapwing, Magpie-lark, Little corella, Lewin's honeyeater, Laughing kookaburra, Grey fantail, Grey butcherbird, Gang Gang cockatoo, Galah, Eastern spinebill, Eastern rosella, Crimson rosella, Crested pigeon, Crescent honeyeater, Bush stone curlew (thick-knee), Brown thornbill, Black swan, Bell miner, Austarlian ringneck, Australian magpie, Australian Ibis (Bin Chicken), Australasian Swamphen (Pukeko)

New Zealand (14 species)

Kaka, Kakaruwai (South Island robin), Karearea (NZ falcon), Kereru, Koekoea (Long-tailed Koel), Korimako (NZ bellbird), Yellowhead, Piwakawaka (NZ Fantail), Riroriro (Grey Gerygone), Satin Bowerbird, Silvereye (Tahou), Titipounamu (Rifleman), Tomtit, Tui

Asia (28 species)

Asian Koel, Azure-winged Magpie, Black-collared Starling, Brown-eared Bulbul, Colombo (House) Crow, Common Hill-myna, Eastern Buzzard, Japanese Robin, Light-vented Bulbul, Mandarin Duck, Masked Laughingthrush, Olive-backed Sunbird, Oriental Magpie-robin, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Palau Fruit dove, Palla's Gull, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Red-billed Blue magpie, Red Junglefowl, Red-whiskered bulbul, Ruppell's Weaver, Southern Hill-myna, Spotted dove, Swinhoe's White-eye, Whistling Green-pigeon, White-rumped munia, White-spectacled bulbul, Yellow bittern

The Americas (33 species)

Austral Thrush, Bananaquit, Blue-and-white Swallow, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Bushy-crested Jay, Canada Jay, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Chimango, Clay-colored Thrush, Common Potoo, Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Eared Dove, Great Kiskadee, Great Thrush, Green-backed Firecrown, Green-headed Tanager, Hoatzin, Lesson's Motmot, Masked Water Tyrant, Pacific Hornero, Pale-breasted Thrush, Plain Parakeet, Red-rumped Cacique, Ruddy Ground Dove, Rufous Hornero, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Russet-naped Wood rail, Sayaca Tanager, Southern House Wren, Southern Lapwing, White Bellbird, White-crested Elaenia

Eurasia (28 Species)

Black Redstart, Blue Rock thrush, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Bullfinch, Eurasian Bittern, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Nuthatch, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Treecreeper, Eurasian Wren, European Greenfinch, Goldcrest, Great Tit, Hawfinch, Hooded Crow, Long-tailed Tit, Mistle Thrush, Northern Lapwing, Rook, Song Thrush, Spanish Sparrow, Yellowhammer

[besidethepath]

It's worth scouring the fences

[whatsthebird]

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[longingforrotkehlchen]

I made a new caption today. This friend the other day.

Schafstelze ♂️ (western yellow wagtail) im Mäurach, Zazenhausen.

[michaelnordeman]

Western yellow wagtail/gulärla. Fulufjället national park in Dalarna, Sweden (June 6, 2021).

[liebelesbe]

a bird I saw for the first time recently and thought they must be super rare but there's actually a lot of them is the western yellow wagtail [Schafstelze (sheep wagtail, lit. sheep stilt)]!! they're so pretty!! bright yellow underside with black and white tail feathers :)

[ID: Two pictures of yellow western wagtails, its wings and head are grey, while its underside is completely yellow. The tail feathers are white on the outside and black in the middle. End ID]

[sb0ers]

Gele kwikstaart (Western yellow wagtail)