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![Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 45 W: 0 N: 92]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-g.gif) (256) | First of all, yes this is an unusual composition. But somehow I find it interesting. You can see various body parts of these wonderful birds. It has a kind of dynamic and good detail. So let's see if you like it.
There are two different types of flamingos on this photo. The "Caribbean flamingos" (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) and the "Greater flamingos" (Phoenicopterus ruber). The orange ones are the Caribbean flamingos.
The following information was found at:
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-flamingo.html.
... With their bright feathers and strongly hooked bills, flamingos are among the most easily recognized waterbirds. Their pink or reddish color comes from the rich sources of carotenoid pigments (like the pigments of carrots) in the algae and small crustaceans that the birds eat. The Caribbean flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber ruber are the brightest, showing their true colors of red, pink, or orange on their legs, bills, and faces...
...The flamingo feeds by sucking water and mud in at the front of its bill and then pumping it out again at the sides. Here, briny plates called lamellae act like tiny filters, trapping shrimp and other small water creatures for the flamingo to eat...
...Caribbean, greater Phoenicopterus ruber, and Chilean flamingos Phoenicopterus chilensis ... feed mostly on invertebrates such as brine flies, shrimps, and mollusks. They get these food items from the bottom mud by wading in shallow water. Sometimes they swim to get their food, and sometimes by “upending” (tail feathers in the air, head underwater) like ducks...
This was taken at "Vogelpark Walsrode" (bird park walsrode) the worlds biggest bird park (http://www.vogelpark-walsrode.de ; language is only german).
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