Red-necked Phalarope female
Red-necked Phalarope is usually only seen in migration in Alberta, Canada, and breeds farther north in Canada and Alaska. Like with other members of this genus in the Sandpipers and Snipes family, the female (as seen in this photo) is more colourful than the male and does not participate in incubation or rearing young. This individual was seen at Weed Lake in the southern part of the province.
Red-necked Phalarope female
Red-necked Phalarope is usually only seen in migration in Alberta, Canada, and breeds farther north in Canada and Alaska. Like with other members of this genus in the Sandpipers and Snipes family, the female (as seen in this photo) is more colourful than the male and does not participate in incubation or rearing young. This individual was seen at Weed Lake in the southern part of the province.