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Flamingoes at Whipsnade Zoo
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Flamingos are filter feeders. They walk in the shallow, salty water and stir up the bottom with their long legs. The flamingo then leans its long neck down to the water and scoops up a mouthful of water, then closes its mouth and uses its tongue to force the water through comb-like extensions on the beak that allow the water to escape while retaining food to be swallowed. Flamingos are not picky eaters -- through stomach content analysis, scientists have documented dozens of flamingo foods, including crustaceans, worms, algae, insects, organic debris, plant material and fish. The crustaceans and algae contain carotenoids that produce the birds’ pink coloration. Because the flamingo must use its beak in an upside-down manner, the beak has evolved to reflect this. The flamingo’s top beak functions like the bottom beak of most birds, and vice versa. Flamingos are among the very few animals that are able to move their top jaw while eating.
"Houdini" and "Mango", Flamingos.
The Victoria Butterfly Gardens is located in the Greater Victoria region of Brentwood Bay and is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Victoria area. The Victoria Butterfly Gardens is known for having different species of butterflies and moths in their indoor facility, as well as birds, fishes, frogs, a chameleon, geckoes and tortoises.
I've been awaiting the opportunity to photograph a flamingo so that I could add this lovely "flamingo road" texture by Temari 09. So....here it is :-) The texture can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/34053291@N05/14871212917/
It was raining and even through the texture the raindrops and damp feathers are visible. The bright colours on this flamingo are a result of diet.
Flamingos enjoy the sunshine at Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust.
Aperture ƒ/5.6
Focal length 105.0 mm
Shutter 1/1600
ISO 200