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ハクセキレイ / White wagtail
When I went to a park in my neighborhood, I noticed that there were an inordinate number of white wagtails. They are not rare birds to begin with, but I felt there was something different. Not only were there many of them, but they were also very active.
These are the top three wild birds (in my opinion) that I see so often that I don’t know when to photograph them. The other two are brown-eared bulbul and… I don’t know.
I think it’s because they are usually on the ground, walking on concrete or other man-made objects, so it’s hard to take good pictures of them. But they are cute.
![ハクセキレイ white wagtail](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200619-DSC_0087-3.jpg)
There are many different subspecies of white wagtails. This is an ordinary male white wagtail.
![ハクセキレイ white wagtail](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200619-DSC_0105-4.jpg)
This was the reason why they were so active. A young bird was waiting for its parents in a tree.
![ハクセキレイ幼鳥 juvenile white wagtail](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200619-DSC_0216-2.jpg)
A young bird begging for an insect.
![ハクセキレイ親子 A parent and child of white wagtail](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200619-20200619-DSC_0183-5.jpg)
![ハクセキレイ幼鳥 juvenile white wagtail](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200619-20200619-DSC_0232-5.jpg)
He seemed to be feeding the young birds as he walked them from place to place.
I wondered if he was also practicing flying with the young birds.
![ハクセキレイ親子 A parent and child of white wagtail](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200619-DSC_0258-3.jpg)
A sparrow. This one seems to be a young bird. The base of the bill is yellow.
![スズメ幼鳥 a juvenile sparrow](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200619-DSC_0311-5.jpg)