In the Pink February 4, 2017 The Zoo, Washington DC, July 2016. …although these guys were definitely more orange… Share this:TwitterFacebookLike Loading... Related
I have never seen a flamingo this close up – so I extra appreciated your image here – 🙂 LikeLiked by 2 people Reply
They are peculiar but fascinating birds. Difficult to photograph as they don’t keep their heads still for long! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
I can imagine it must be hard to catch them being still – and do you know why it had the orange-pink hue? likely their diet – right? LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, the iodine in the shrimp they eat makes them turn pinkish-orange. Exactly like shrimp and lobsters when they are cooked. 🙂 LikeLike
In the Unch? 🙂 Lovely shot, honey.
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Yes, but only you would have known what that meant. 🙂
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Cool shot! I love flamingos!
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Thank you! 🙂
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I have never seen a flamingo this close up – so I extra appreciated your image here – 🙂
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They are peculiar but fascinating birds. Difficult to photograph as they don’t keep their heads still for long!
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I can imagine it must be hard to catch them being still – and do you know why it had the orange-pink hue? likely their diet – right?
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Yes, the iodine in the shrimp they eat makes them turn pinkish-orange. Exactly like shrimp and lobsters when they are cooked. 🙂
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that’s what I thought… 🙂 and thx
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Yw. 🙂
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Wow love the depth of field on this. Beautiful.
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Thank you so much, it’s much appreciated!
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