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Red-necked Phalarope - Óðinshani - Phalaropus lobatus

A young phalarope in Flatey, northern Iceland. The red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) is a small wader with lobed toes to assist with their swimming. When feeding, a red-necked phalarope swims rapidly in small circles, forming a small vortex and then plucks small insects that get caught by the whirls.

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Uploaded on August 11, 2016
Taken on July 18, 2016