Flight of the Flamingo
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Flight of the Flamingo
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A beautiful American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) takes flight into a gorgeous blue sky in Rios Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico.
American flamingos are one of the largest species of flamingo. Found in the Caribbean and along the northern coast of South America, these extraordinarily social birds live in flocks that sometimes number in the thousands. A pigment in their food gives their feathers their flamboyant pink color.
Río Lagartos is located at a lagoon in the Yucatan, the Ria Lagartos, which is part of a natural reserve. This makes it an ideal place for birdwatching.
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January 13th, 2022
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Ben Prepelka 23 Days Ago
This is amazing! Never could have imagined the flamingo would look like this when flying.
Pamela Smale Williams
Terrific capture! I've been to the Yucatan a couple times but never saw flamingoes. Amazing to see one in flight! Dead on perspective too! L F ArtographyPamela
Hanne Lore Koehler
Spectacular flamingo in flight capture, Jurgen! Fantastic sunlight, shadows and detail! Amazing perspective and composition! L/F/T
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Jurgen – your up-in-the-sky scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2022 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Maggie Terlecki
Wow! You may not believe this, but I've never actually seen a flamingo before and to see one in flight is such a thrilling adventure. Beautifully shot with its long legs held tightly together and its very long neck, still you cannot mistake that beak! Wonderful photograph, Jurgen. I like it a lot! :-) Maggie
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2022 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
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