Red-necked Phalarope - Male
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) male feeding in the clay coloured waters of Chaplin Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Shorebirds, in general, stop-over on the lake to feed during migration on the invertebrate rich waters. At specific times of the year, brine shrimp colour the waters red with the massive swarms of individuals.
Another interesting point is the roles are reversed in phalaropes where the female is brightly coloured and the males are delegated to incubate the eggs and hatch the young. The female may breed with several males and establish several nests.
21 May, 2016.
Slide # GWB_20160521_1085.CR2
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Red-necked Phalarope - Male
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) male feeding in the clay coloured waters of Chaplin Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Shorebirds, in general, stop-over on the lake to feed during migration on the invertebrate rich waters. At specific times of the year, brine shrimp colour the waters red with the massive swarms of individuals.
Another interesting point is the roles are reversed in phalaropes where the female is brightly coloured and the males are delegated to incubate the eggs and hatch the young. The female may breed with several males and establish several nests.
21 May, 2016.
Slide # GWB_20160521_1085.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.