Greater Flamingos and Pied Avocets
The first flamingo I saw was flying, with its legs and neck both stretched out, forming a distinctive profile. In this photo, swimming behind the flamingos were Pied Avocets, a species I had never before seen. They are black-and-white shorebirds with a bill that curves upward. They were the focus of a major conservation effort in Britain in the 1940s, and an avocet is the symbol for Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Greater Flamingos and Pied Avocets
The first flamingo I saw was flying, with its legs and neck both stretched out, forming a distinctive profile. In this photo, swimming behind the flamingos were Pied Avocets, a species I had never before seen. They are black-and-white shorebirds with a bill that curves upward. They were the focus of a major conservation effort in Britain in the 1940s, and an avocet is the symbol for Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.