#phalaropus

Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), female, family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, Salton Sea, CA, USA

Female phalaropes are more colorful than males, and the females court the males. The drably colored males tend the eggs, nest, and chicks.

Migratory May Day 19: Red-Necked Phalarope

Wilson's phalarope at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (via USFWS Mountain-Prairie)

Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), B - female, T - male, family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, breed/nest in northern North America, and overwinter in South America

Female phalaropes are more colorful than males, and the females court the males.

The drably colored males tend the eggs, nest, and chicks.

Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), female, family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, Chicago, IL, USA

Female phalaropes are more colorful than males, and the females court the males. The drably colored males tend the eggs and nest, after the female lays them.