What Am I?

Tachikawa_001

I am not very good at bird identification, so I am asking the WordPress community to help me out.  I snapped the above image in Tachikawa (Japan) yesterday.  I see them often in Yamanashi Prefecture, where I live, as well.  Any ideas?

 

Update: Since making this post, I have learned that the bird in question is a Japanese wagtail.

을숙도/Eulsukdo Island

을숙도

Yesterday, my husband and I decided to check out Eulsukdo Island in Busan.  Between the months of October and March, Eulsukdo is a popular place for migrating waterfowl to stop and rest.  For some reason, the bridges closest to the water were inaccessible yesterday, so I wasn’t really able to photograph the birds as I had intended.  It was somewhat disappointing for me.  I managed to snap a few images from a distance.