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Four American Flamingoes, all at their usual posture, resting on one leg.
Phoenicopterus ruber
Family Phoenicopteridae
Gatorland Wildlife Preserve
Orlando
Florida
USA.
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WHY FLAMINGOES STAND ON ONE LEG
news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8197000/8197932...
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Im Zoo von Nakhon Ratschasima (Korat), Thailand
Seen in the zoo of Nakhon Ratschasima (Korat), Thailand
70-300mm lens at full zoom.
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -7/10 EV
Up to two million flamingos frequent the shores of Kenya’s Lake Nakuru. Over the last decades the flamingos have disappeared and returned again and again. Their presence seems to depend on the lake’s water level and the related number of algae which are their principal food.
Blijf het toch bijzonder vinden om deze mooie vogels te fotograferen in Nederland.
Helaas wat grijs weer vanmorgen.
Narrowboat 'FLAMINGO' taking part in the parade during the 2018 Braunston Historic Boat Rally.
24th June 2018
The flexible flamingo
Ahh, could one not talk for hours and hours about one of the most beautiful bird's on earth?
And not only beautiful, but flexible as well, the flamingo.
Basics:
Here's some basic information:
The flamingo is a wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae ,
There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World.
In this picture you see the American flamingo , in latin: Phoenicopterus ruber.
Like all flamingos, it lays a single chalky white egg on a mud mound, between May and August; incubation until hatching takes from 28 to 32 days; both parents brood the young for a period of up to 6 years when they reach sexual maturity. Their life expectancy of 40 years (!) is one of the longest in birds.
More info?
Mating? Yes, they do that!
And here are the details of their mating behavior: (I'll admit, I've found it on the internet, but it's a beautiful story)
Mating and bonding behaviors of "Phoenicopterus ruber" individuals have been extensively studied in captivity. The American flamingo is usually monogamous when selecting a nest site, incubating and raising young; however, extra-pair copulations are frequent. While males usually initiate courtship, females control the process. (just like humans)
If there is mutual interest, a female will walk by the male, and if the male is receptive he will walk with her. Both parties will make synchronized movements until one member aborts this process. For low-intensity courtships, males and females will walk in unison with their heads raised. In high-intensity courtships, males and females will walk at a quick pace with their heads dropped in a false feeding posture.
This high-intensity courtship will stop at any point if either bird turns and the other does not follow.
Mythology and religion ?
There is much to find about the Flamingo in mythology , here are just two examples:
In the Americas, the Moche people of ancient Peru worshipped nature. They placed emphasis on animals and often depicted flamingos in their art.
In the Old World flamingos were considered by the Ancient Egyptians to be the living representation of the god Ra.
And to be honest, I do'n't think it's so strange that people have seen this bird as the representation of God, I don't know how you feel when you look at them, but I feel in another world.
Oldest?
An 83-year-old greater flamingo, believed to be the oldest in the world, died at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia in January, 2014.
More?
Yep, more pictures are coming.
It appears this was a mating couple. The one on the left has bite marks all over the neck, which I've seen on female ducks during mating season. I guess flamingos latch onto their mates, too!
These lovely birds were photographed at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida.
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Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet in height, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
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