Red-necked Phalarope
19. June 2023
Mývatn, Iceland
Our honeymoon in Iceland in June 2023 marked our first encounter with the red-necked phalarope, a small bird part of the snipe family (Scolopacidae), characterized by its bright orange stripes on the neck.
During our walk around Lake Mývatn, in the North of Iceland, we found them running around along a big part of the track, often in pairs.
This male red-necked phalarope was preening himself by the side of the lake, after cleaning himself in the water earlier. Male phalaropes are a bit less colorful than the females, and the orange stripes on their necks are less defined.
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