Bulgaria
Greece
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
(L 6.7-7.9")
Looks similar to the Yellow
Wagtail but yellow
underside is more restricted.
Wagtail but yellow
underside is more restricted.
Vitosha Mountain
12May2015
Rhodope Mountains
21May2015
Stored in a trunk, most of Audubon’s
earliest drawings were destroyed by
rats. His subsequent works were
infinitely better.
earliest drawings were destroyed by
rats. His subsequent works were
infinitely better.
(Scott Weidensaul)
Motacilla is Greek for wagtail, a
bird mentioned by Hesychius;
cinera is Latin for ash gray.
bird mentioned by Hesychius;
cinera is Latin for ash gray.
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