Welcome to Japan Week on Dee at 8 a.m. Today we continue to feature the photography of my favorite expat, Joy Handley.
I am known as a White Wagtail
My subspecies is either lugens or ocularis
Our breeding habitats, nesting and songs differ
But from a photo, subspecies ID can be a birding abyss.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/whiwag/cur/introduction
Photo © 2026 Joy Handley and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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