Wilson's Phalarope, Toppenish Creek, Washington. In Phalarope's, except for egg laying, the roles of the sexes is reversed from that of most species.The female has the colorful plumage and the male is rather drab. The female lays the eggs and leaves the male to incubate and raise the chicks.
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