Western Yellow Wagtail

© Özden Sağlam

Published: December 26, 2011

A Western Yellow Wagtail stands amid crowfoot flowers in the Kizilirmak Delta, an Important Bird Area and a Wetland of International Importance on the Black Sea in north-central Turkey.

The beautiful bird is also known as Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava feldegg), one of at least 11 subspecies of Western Yellow Wagtail.

Özden Sağlam photographed it with a Canon 7D and a 400mm f/5.6 lens and posted it in our World Gallery. You can see more of his photos in our gallery and on Flickr.

See more photos of wagtails:
• Eastern Yellow Wagtail
• White Wagtail
• Willie Wagtail

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