A Greater Flamingo landing in the water
These beautiful graceful birds are not so graceful while landing. They need a bit of runway for both taking and landing. Unlike other similar birds like Herons, Storks which can take off vertical - the Flamingoes glide down slowly in the air to the water and then have a hard landing where they run briefly before coming to a complete standstill.
I also had an opportunity to watch them take off and they have a similar approach. They run maybe a dozen steps before they pick up the speed to take flight.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
A Greater Flamingo landing in the water
These beautiful graceful birds are not so graceful while landing. They need a bit of runway for both taking and landing. Unlike other similar birds like Herons, Storks which can take off vertical - the Flamingoes glide down slowly in the air to the water and then have a hard landing where they run briefly before coming to a complete standstill.
I also had an opportunity to watch them take off and they have a similar approach. They run maybe a dozen steps before they pick up the speed to take flight.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.