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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.
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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 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.
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.
A Red-necked Phalarope takes flight during a feeding frenzy in an estuary in the Skagit Valley in western Washington State. Early migration.
Coming back home through Duluth we stopped at Morgan Park Slag Point looking for shorebirds and were not disappointed, there were several species of shorebird here including this Red-necked Phalarope! A lifer for me.
L'oiseau tournait sur lui-même créant un vortex qui faisait monter les insectes émergeant à la surface.
Cette technique efficace est pratiquée par plusieurs oiseaux aquatiques.
Observée aux étangs d'épuration de Baie du Fèbvre.
Phalaropus lobatus female,
Alva Paul Creek,
Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, California
Feeding actively during what is probably a brief stay on the trip north to breeding area.
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.
Bombay Hook
Taken with Canon 7D with Canon 100-400mm lens. Edited in Photoshop and Lightroom and then triple baked in Hipstamatic: 1) Jack London & Otto. 2) Jane & Love 81. 3) DreamCanvas.
The smallest of the Phalaropes, the Red-necked Phalarope, has no shortage of energy. Like its other sandpiper cousins, it seems to be in constant motion. These little shorebirds spend about 9 months of the year at sea, coming ashore during the breeding season in the northern reaches of North America. They can frequently be seen running in little circles in shallow ponds on the tundra, as they stir up the bottom in search of food. These smallest of shorebirds always seem to be on the run but because of their small size and rapid movements, capturing them in flight can prove difficult. #RedNeckedPhalaropes
Pegwell Bay. Kent.
One of my favourite birds from 2017, this confiding bird stopped off on migration for a few days. It very rarely kept still as it swam along, constantly bobbing its head.
Part of on of the flocks of Red-necked Phalaropes showing birds swimming and flying. Chaplin Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. 8 May 2020
video of the flock swimming and flying at youtu.be/-KaltrmeoPk
Exactly 10 years ago:
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Phalaropus lobatus, immature
Red-necked Phalarope
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