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The juvenile Greater Flamingo appears grayish or white when it is born and does not develop its true pink color until it is several years of age. Their bill also takes a while to develop its full color – it is yellow when the chick is first born.
One of the standout features of the Greater Flamingo is their downward curved bill that allows them to feed on small fish, insects, plankton, algae and small crustaceans. The lower portion of the bill is larger than the top portion, which is ideal for filter feeding and similar to the feeding mechanism of whales and oysters. The bill is equipped with a filter system with hair-like structures that allows them to filter food from the water and mud they pick up. It is one of the standout qualities of the entire species, but especially the Greater Flamingo.
a few thousand were feeding in the rice fields of the Tagus Estuary near Lisbon, Portugal
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Obidos Lagoon, Portugal
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We watched as the Greater Flamingos returned to the lake the flock was in at the end of the day. Their colors were beautiful in the evening sun.
Taken in Camargue National Park, France
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Flamingos fight with their beaks. Flamingos will use their beaks to show dominance in the flock and very rarely these fights can get pretty nasty. When it comes to fighting, flamingos are not very different from humans. Some of us are more aggressive and some are more passive. You can tell when a flamingo is fighting with another flamingo because they will bow down, open their wings and point their beaks at each other.
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I was happy to see this Greater Flamingo come running across the lake towards me as he took off in flight.
To take off, flamingos first start by running and will stretch their necks out. Shortly after this, they begin to flap their wings vigorously and eventually lift into the air. This take-off procedure is similar to that of a plane, where they build up enough momentum to be able to take off.
This photo was taken in the south of France.
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Greater Flamingo in flight. It circled round in front of me and came so close, I nearly missed the tip of it's wing off. Taken at El Hondo.
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The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus ) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It is found in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and in southern Europe.
This pair of Greater flamingos had just taken off. They were off on some adventure. This photo was taken in Camargue NP France - Phoenicopterus roseus
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When I saw my photos of this day, this one reminded me my last aerobics class. The instructor giving the group motivation to do one more set.
This photograph is of some Greater Flamingos dabbling for food while another one watches.
By swimming like this and up-ending, they can reach deeper than they could by wading. This approach isn't very common—usually they're feeding in shallower water, and just wading with their heads down, but it's one of their standard feeding behaviors.
This was taken in Castro Marim which is a town in the Algarve, on the Portugal southern border with Spain.
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This Greater Flamingo had a leg tag JVUA. In the area this photo was taken in Camargue park there were about a dozen or more with tags on. Possibly this photo will helps document them over time. - Phoenicopterus roseus - オオフラミンゴ
There was so much going on in this lake that I almost missed this Greater Flamingo flying past us.
Flamingos prefer to fly with a cloudless sky and favorable tailwinds. They can travel approximately 600 km (373 miles) in one night at about 50 to 60 kph (31-37 mph).
This flamingo was not travelling that far. He moved to a more secluded part of the lake for the evening.
Taken in Camargue NP France.
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The Greater flamingo is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It was a delight to watch these magnificent birds in a natural habitat. This photo was taken in Camargue National Park in the wetlands of France. - Phoenicopterus roseus
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.
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