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White Wagtail

Motacilla alba alba(dukhunensis)

Photo by Gaia80
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Field Notes

Description:

White bird with black pattern over parts of it's body. I'm not sure if this is the subspecies M.a.alba or M.a.dukhunensis, as this species was spotted south in France.

Habitat:

Toulouse centrum, urban

Reference Links:

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) · iNaturalist

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Comments (3)
Gaia80
Hehe, indeed. I usually don't get close enough to capture birds with my camera. But this one was curious and didn't immediatly fly away, so I got lucky with this shot. I also noticed that some wag-tails in the city are eating bread-crumbs. I was under the influence that they were mainly insect-eaters, maybe an adaptation during winter?

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