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Western Yellow Wagtail: Am I not Beautiful (Motacilla flava)

It is a slender 15–16 cm long bird, with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus. It is the shortest tailed of the European wagtails. The breeding adult male is basically olive above and yellow below. In other plumages, particularly in juveniles, the yellow may be diluted to whitish. The heads of breeding males come in a variety of colours and patterns depending on subspecies
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Habitat
This species breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia. Most populations are migratory, moving south to tropical Africa and southern Asia for the winter
Location
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Haryana, India
Date taken
08/04/2023
Scientific name
Motacilla flava
Equipment used
Nikon D750 and Sigma 150-600
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f/6, 1/1000, ISO 400
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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
Nihar0303
Date added
View count
95
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750
Aperture
ƒ/6
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Western Yellow Wagtail (2).jpg
File size
480 KB
Date taken
Sat, 08 April 2023 8:40 AM
Dimensions
908px x 1059px

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