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Submitted: August 20, 2007
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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 30D
Shutter Speed:1/100 second
Aperture:F/5.0
Focal Length:140 mm
ISO Speed:400
Date Taken:May 3, 2007, 1:27:04 PM

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Flamingo Gracesby *webworm

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Birds

Sleeping trio of American or red flamingo's

Phoenicopterus ruber - wading birds

Phoenicopteridae
Pinkish white to vermilion wading birds with extremely long necks and legs. The thick bill is bent sharply down and lined with numerous lamellae for straining food.

Food - Small mollusks, Crustaceans, Blue-green algae

American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber - An extremely slim rose-pink wading bird as tall as a Great Blue Heron but much more slender. Note the sharply bent bill or broken "Roman nose." Feeds with the bill or head immersed. In flight it shows much black in the wings; its extremely long neck is extended droopily in front and the long legs trail behind, giving the impression that the bird might easily fly backward as forward. Pale washed-out birds may be escapes from zoos as the color often fades under captive conditions. Immatures are also much paler than normal adults.

Voice - Gooselike calls, gabbling; ar-honk, etc.

Range - West Indies, Yucatan, Galapagos Is.

East - Occasional on the Florida coast; accidental elsewhere. It is difficult to determine whether vagrants are truly wild or escapes. Hialeah Race Track, Bok Sanctuary, Busch Gardens, etc., may be the sources of strays.

Habitat - Salt flats, saline lagoons.

www.geocities.com/Heartland/5960/flaming.html

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!wiebestavast May 7, 2009

Te gekke foto hoor!!!
Wat zijn het toch fantastish mooie dieren!

*webworm May 7, 2009

Volgens mij stonden ze er zo bij om door mij gefotografeerd te worden!
Prima fotomodellen! Ja ze zijn prachtig!

!wiebestavast May 7, 2009

ja, ze staan ook zo goed stil...

*webworm May 7, 2009

Ja, dat kan je niet van alle dieren zeggen!

!wiebestavast May 7, 2009

probeer al een maand ganzen te pakken te krijgen..

*webworm May 9, 2009

Tot een aantal weken terug hadden we een gezin van 6 ganzen (waarvan er 1 met een lamme vleugel helaas was overleden) in de wijk. Plotseling waren ze er niet meer!!! Balen dus!

!wiebestavast May 10, 2009

das het mooie als je gans bent: je peert 'm gewoon ergens anders heen...

*webworm May 10, 2009

Ja....,maar ik denk dat de gemeente ze er een handje bij heeft geholpen!!!
Eerst hadden ze nl. de eieren van 4 nesten weggehaald en nu dan de ganzen zelf.....

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~1bgpayne Oct 5, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

I love how they are all in the same position. Excellent capture!

Did you know they get their color from the food they eat?

*webworm Oct 7, 2007

Thanks so much! Yes there were so many of them. I was looking for a good pose! They were great!!! Made it so easy for me!
Yes, I heard about that!!! Funny, isn't it!!! I'm glad we don't get the color from the food we eat!!! I would be green!!!

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