Red-necked Phalarope - Óðinshani - Phalaropus lobatus

Ungur óðinshani í fjöruborðinu á Flatey á Skjálfanda.

 

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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