Wilson’s Phalaropes at a spin class. The females are more colorful than the males. They spin in circles to create whirlpools that suck food to the water’s surface. May 29, 2019 Gail Batt Wilson’s Phalaropes at a spin class. The females are more colorful than the males. They spin in circles to create whirlpools that suck food to the water’s surface. Karate class for geese. I canoed the Missouri River. My alarm clocks were the Western Kingbirds. They had no snooze alarms to punch. Sunrise on a Kansas swamp. Black-bellied Whistling-ducks I enjoyed seeing in Kansas.