Mountain wagtail, Motacilla clara, Sharpe, 1908, also known as the grey-backed wagtail or as the long-tailed wagtail, photographed at Wondo Genet, south-central Ethiopia (Africa). Image: Dan Logen, 31 ...

Bill Oddie, the naturalist, calls it the Chiswick flyover, for reasons that will shortly become clear. Its other names include Polly washdish, Nanny washtail and washerwoman, from its habit of feeding ...

A hidden camera watches a quiet muddy shoreline where a white wagtail steps into the open near the water’s edge. The bare ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A white wagtail bird sits on a rock Saturday at Portage Park in Sturgeon Bay. Candy and Rush Evans spotted the species that is ...

A bird expert says it is likely that what was thought to be a white willie wagtail is actually a pale grey fantail, but it is still a bird with a rare genetic condition. A rare white willie wagtail is ...

For birds, simple does not always equal simple—and that difference can create interesting variations in plumage, according to new findings from University of Colorado Boulder researchers and their ...

THE pied wagtail is a common resident which is found solitary or in pairs when breeding, otherwise in groups of a few birds to several dozen birds. These birds are often found on rocks, sandbanks of ...

FRIENDLY: Cape wagtails are very tolerant towards people. The Cape wagtail is a small bird with a long tail found in Alberton gardens. Cape wagtails are small, predominantly grey coloured birds.

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