Yukon Delta

Adult male Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) incubating eggs on its nest. This species typically nests in moist areas of flat sedge tundra. Vegetation is usually pulled over the nest to form a canopy. Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. June.Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. June.
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Adult male Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) incubating eggs on its nest. This species typically nests in moist areas of flat sedge tundra. Vegetation is usually pulled over the nest to form a canopy. Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. June.Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. June.

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Alaska
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Phalaropus fulicarius
Red Phalarope
Wishbone Lake
YK Delta
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
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