#caribbean flamingo

[helluvatimes]

The Caribbean Run

Caribbean flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) dashing after their leader in their small pond in the former Jurong Bird Park. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was taken as the flamingos run pass the dark patch of undergrowth with the exposure biased 1-2/3 stops darker to keep highlights.

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #InternationalFlamingoDay #FlamingoFriday 🦩:

Jessie Arms Botke (American, 1883-1971)

Flamingos, c. 1930

Woodcut in colors on Japan paper, 22 1/4 x 17 1/8in (54 x 43.5cm)

🆔 American/Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

[colorsoutofearth]

Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Photo by Claudio Contreras

[w1th3red-t00th]

“You have the bridge, Number One”

So for context this flamingo has the ID tag 001. A keeper told me once that the scientist who hatched/tagged him was a Trekkie and named him Will after Will Riker because he’s Number One.

Now every time I see this flamingo I have to acknowledge him.

[birds-in-posts]

American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

I;m to hi

[erikacousland]

Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico © Claudio Contreras/NPL/Minden Pictures

Featured on Bing- November 10, 2024 Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Flamboyance in flight | EN-CA, EN-CN, EN-GB, EN-US, ROW

[kaelula-sungwis]

Caribbean Flamingo by Heike Rosenbaum Via Flickr: Seen and photographed at Cologne Zoo Cologne, Germany Thank you all for visiting and your kind comments, awards and faves - I appreciate them all.

[herpsandbirds]

American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), family Phoenicopteridae, order Phoenicopteriformes, Aruba

photograph by Argen Elezi (@argenel)

[sindrakart]

BIRD

[illustratus]

Columbus in the New World by Edwin Austin Abbey

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

for an example of said photography: flamingos

side note, why don't more people draw sauropods doing the Flamingo Thing with their heads

[helluvatimes]

We Are What We Eat

A preening Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the former Jurong Bird Park. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Apparently, these flamingos get their distinct red colour through their algae and shrimp diet.

This was taken with the exposure biased a stop darker to keep feather highlights.

[fotos-art]

Caribbean Flamingos, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

© Claudio Contreras

NPL/Minden Pictures

Did you know that Caribbean flamingos, also known as American flamingos as we see them today, fly in groups called "flocks"? You can see them on the Yucatan Peninsula and in the Caribbean, where they are the largest of their species in the Americas. These birds are distinguished by their characteristic pink color, long necks and curved beaks. They live in marshes, estuaries and brackish coasts, where they eat shrimp and small crustaceans that give them their characteristic pink hue. They make short migrations in search of food, and you can also find them in the southeastern United States and South America.

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A breeding colony of Caribbean, or American, flamingos, in Ría Lagartos biosphere reserve, on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.

Photo by Claudio Contreras Koob

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

[davidstanleytravel]

Flamingos frequent Saliña Sint Michiel, a salty lake on eastern Curaçao.

[visiond]

“I hope you find peace.”

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