Female grey phalerope wading with beautiful ochre/black streaks on the back, vivid plump chestnut breast and neck collar, black and white head marking. Slender yellow bill
She takes flight showing the back markings and grey wings with white streaks
Female Grey #Phalarope in summer plumage at Loch of Spiggie, Shetland in early June.
Female phaleropes famed for their reverse #sexualselection, with larger, highly decorated #females fighting over #males, setting up numerous nests and leaving males to incubate and […]
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