#phalaropus lobatus

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Phalaropus lobatus [アカエリヒレアシシギ,Red-necked phalarope]

海鳥がギシギシでエサ取りするとは😅🥰

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#583, a female red-necked phalarope!

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Migratory May Day 19: Red-Necked Phalarope

Reference photo by Dorian Anderson

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BOTD: Red-necked Phalarope

Photo: Mick Thompson

"Phalaropes reverse the usual sex roles in birds: Females are larger and more colorful than males; females take the lead in courtship, and males are left to incubate the eggs and care for the young. Red-necked Phalaropes nest around arctic tundra pools and winter at sea. During migration they pause on shallow ponds in the west, where they spin in circles, picking at the water's surface. However, most apparently migrate offshore, especially in the east. Despite their small size and delicate shape, they seem perfectly at home on the open ocean."

- Audubon Field Guide

[podartists]

Wassertreter, Phalaropus lobatus | Die Vögel (1913) | Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) | Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Red-necked Phalarope

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Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

© Michel Gosselin (MCN)

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Red-necked Phalarope (via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters)

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, MD

Photo: USFWS