Flamingo Pose.

Aussie_bluey

I think he was dancing for the female.:):

Aussie_bluey

Ruffled feathers.
I like how his feathers are ruffled.:):

Aussie_bluey

Oily reflections
I like his reflection in the water.:):

Netgarden

Now thats alot peerrrrtier than the ones I tried. I really didnt realize how hard it is to get a good shot of the flamigos. It is! The perspective and spacial of the background make a difference! I found it hard to find the right place to frame the pictures when more than one flamingo was in the pic. nice one!

Aussie_bluey wrote:

I think he was dancing for the female.:):

Skippy

Dancing Flamingo's

Aussie_bluey wrote:

I think he was dancing for the female.:):

Do they sorta dance like Ostrich's do?
I am looking forward to a trip to the Zoo this summer.......your Flamingo's are very inspiring....though I don't recall seeing any at the Melbourne Zoo ??

Nice series.......sometimes they look so pink and other times they look pale......wonder what makes them have the pink pigment?
Do you know ??? Skippy (Australia)

John Mueller

Sweet.That second shot is to die for:):

Osprey Whisperer

Nice shots, Bluey. Why didn't you post them in the "nature & Wildlife" forum? More particular....the "reflectins" post?


http://www.digitalgrin.com/showthread.php?t=19428&page=5

Excellent shots...and perfect material for the above post. You should also share these pics there...me thinks.

MM

gluwater

Skippy wrote:

Do they sorta dance like Ostrich's do?
I am looking forward to a trip to the Zoo this summer.......your Flamingo's are very inspiring....though I don't recall seeing any at the Melbourne Zoo ??

Nice series.......sometimes they look so pink and other times they look pale......wonder what makes them have the pink pigment?
Do you know ??? Skippy (Australia)

They get the pink pigment from the algae they eat or from eating other animals that have eaten the algae. I wonder what would happen if you dyed the algae blue?