Gray phalarope - Grey phalarope - Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) looking for food - Hollogne-sur-Geer - Belgium

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This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, migrating mainly on oceanic routes and wintering at sea on tropical bird arrived on the European continent in winter after a big storm on the Atlantic Ocean and staid on a pool only a few days. When feeding, it will often swim in a small, rapid circle, forming a small whirlpool. This behavior is thought to aid feeding by raising food from the bottom of shallow water.

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Location: Hollogne-sur-Geer - Belgium
Photo credit: © Robert HENNO / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, belgium, bird, europe, feed, feeding, food, fulicarius, gray, grey, migratory, nature, ocean, phalarope, phalaropus, red, scolopacidae, swim, swimming, wader, water, wild