🐦🌀 If you've ever spotted a shorebird spinning in circles on the water, you might have wondered if it was okay.

[tksst@fediscience.org]

If you've ever spotted a shorebird spinning in circles on the water, you might have wondered if it was okay.

Wilson's #phalaropes actually spin to create a small vortex that sucks #invertebrates up to the surface. It's a clever way to forage for food that some say makes them look like "demented wind-up toys."

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