In small ponds in Varanger we at times observed this remarkable wader, the Red-necked phalarope. It is only 7.1 inches long. It subsists on small marine insects and crustaceans which are hunted in shallow water by moving around in circles. One theory holds that in this way the bird can make the insects whirl up from the bottom. Then it seems to include it in a drop of water, which can be seen in the bird's bill in this picture, and then swallow it whole.