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A Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) feeding in the brine shrimp rich waters of Chaplin Lake east of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
21 May, 2016.
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Taken at the south end of King Lear's Lake in Watermead Country Park, Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
It is reported as Wanlip GP on Birdguides.
We had a good couple of hours with this friendly wader. It can be mobile, but normally quite close in.
He occasionally fed under an overhanging shrub, but it wasn't a great position to get shots, I did managed some however and this is the best one.
Phalaropus lobatus juvenile,
Cayucos Creek,
Cayucos, California
I like this photo for several reasons. It shows the tan/brown-fringed coverts that are so indicative of a juvenile phalarope. And it shows that while stretching it's wing, the bird also stretches the tail to the same side.
And, as a photographer who is concerned about being "too close," it's reassuring when a bird feels safe enough to preen or an animal feels safe enough to stretch.
Taken at the south end of King Lear's Lake in Watermead Country Park, Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
It is reported as Wanlip GP on Birdguides.
We had a good couple of hours with this friendly wader. It can be mobile, but normally quite close in.
Red-necked and Wilson's Phalaropes
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Interpretive Center), Alviso California
Phalaropus lobatus,
Morro Creek,
Morro Bay, California
I'm wondering at what hour they quit for the day. They must sleep.
As way of explaining the ghosting, I used flash set at second curtain, meaning at the end of the exposure, which should give more light on the bird at the farthest forward the bird is moving and leaving the ghost-image behind. The way it resulted--with some ghosting in front of the head--may be due to the back-and-forth head motion of some shorebird species.
A Red-necked Phalarope gouges out a mud perch during a feeding frenzy in an estuary in the Skagit Valley in western Washington State. Early migration.
Phalaropus lobatus,
Cayucos Creek,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
Phalaropes have several differences from the somewhat similar sandpipers, one being the lobed feet they use to paddle in water. One shows through the water and reflection here.
Taken at the south end of King Lear's Lake in Watermead Country Park, Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
It is reported as Wanlip GP on Birdguides.
We had a good couple of hours with this friendly wader. It can be mobile, but normally quite close in.
Male Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, 7.75 in. / 19.7 cm., the smallest of the phalarope species. Locally COMMON. Nests in grass near tundra ponds. Winters in small flocks on open ocean along lines of floating weeds and debris.
Utqiavik (formerly Barrow), North Slope Burrough, Alaska, United States.
©bryanjsmith.
The summer on the Tundra is intense and short, ice melts birds arrive from all over, find mates, nest, breed, flowers bloom and it is all over.
Phalaropes reverse the usual sex roles in birds with the females taking the lead. They are larger, more colorful, they go out and look for males and will leave soon after laying eggs with the males incubating and raising the young. Red-necked Phalaropes nest around arctic tundra pools and winter out at sea. During migration they pause on shallow ponds in the west and east , most apparently migrate offshore, especially in the east.
Phalaropus lobatus juvenile,
Morro Creek, Morro Bay, California
Phalaropes are frenetic. This bird and a number of others were constantly picking out small invertebrates (insects?) on the surface of the water. They will tank up for up to several weeks and then continue their migration, most of them going to oceanic waters off South America.
Taken at Boundary Bay, Delta, BC - August 2016
I had an incredible experience photographing this juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Boundary Bay. I spotted it feeding all on it's own, and after a long time slowly approaching, I found myself close enough for some great shots. The bird completely ignored me and kept on feeding until it was too close to focus! In addition to closeups with my big lens, I also put on a wide angle and took some wide photos to show the bird in its habitat.
Demonstrating their needle-sharp bills (which is a distinguishing feature from the Red Phalarope) and the black and white "flash pattern" that is so useful in disorienting raptors - the so called flock flee flash ;-)
Despite the fact that the wings are almost perpendicular to the water, its head is pilot-quality straight and level.