I’ve been in Kyoto for just a few hours and I already spotted several birbs. The birbing rate is much better than in Osaka!

#woodpeckers #doves #raptors #BlackKite #wagtails #birds #birbs #BirdsOfMastodon #japan #kyoto

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐦💧 How do migrating #birds survive crossing the #Sahara Desert where drinkable #water is almost impossible to find? At Umm el Mar oasis in #Libya, thirsty #swallows and #wagtails face a deadly challenge when the ancient groundwater becomes undrinkably saline.

The solution is both clever and desperate: they catch flies and squeeze the water from their bodies like a #desert wanderer getting moisture from a cactus.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/swallows-and-wagtails-hunt-flies-for-water-in-the-deadly-sahara-desert?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=swallows_wagtails_water

#africa #animals #food #insects #migration #wildlife #nature #tksst #video

🐦💧 How do migrating #birds survive crossing the #Sahara Desert where drinkable #water is almost impossible to find? At Umm el Mar oasis in #Libya, thirsty #swallows and #wagtails face a deadly challenge when the ancient groundwater becomes undrinkably saline.

The solution is both clever and desperate: they catch flies and squeeze the water from their bodies like a #desert wanderer getting moisture from a cactus.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/swallows-and-wagtails-hunt-flies-for-water-in-the-deadly-sahara-desert?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=swallows_wagtails_water

#africa #animals #food #insects #migration #wildlife #nature #tksst #video

Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

#Wagtail #MotacillaFlava #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Wagtails #Bird #Birds #BirdPhotography #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography

Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

#Wagtail #MotacillaFlava #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Wagtails #Bird #Birds #BirdPhotography #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography

Bachstelze auf Ast
White Wagtail on Branch
April 2018
#Bachstelzen -> https://www.goehde.com/fotos/index.php?/category/45167

#gif #animation #vögel #animals #birds #songbirds #wagtails #WhiteWagtails