Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - 20240325-18
Distributed from Africa and southern Europe through West Asia to South Asia. Very large, with long, "coat hanger" neck, big kinked bill, and very long pinkish legs. Plumage at rest whitish with pale pink blush and some deep pink often visible on closed wings. Flies with long neck and legs extended, when deep pink-and-black wing pattern striking. (eBird)
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Oh, those awkward teenage months. This young flamingo is all long, spindly legs and knobbly knees. I didn't see another flamingo in such an exaggerated stance.
Ras al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, Dubai, UAE. March 2024.
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - 20240325-18
Distributed from Africa and southern Europe through West Asia to South Asia. Very large, with long, "coat hanger" neck, big kinked bill, and very long pinkish legs. Plumage at rest whitish with pale pink blush and some deep pink often visible on closed wings. Flies with long neck and legs extended, when deep pink-and-black wing pattern striking. (eBird)
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Oh, those awkward teenage months. This young flamingo is all long, spindly legs and knobbly knees. I didn't see another flamingo in such an exaggerated stance.
Ras al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, Dubai, UAE. March 2024.