#phoenicopterus roseus

[birdblues]

Greater Flamingo

[fyanimaldiversity]

Melanistic greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) [x]

[inatungulates]

European wild pig Sus scrofa scrofa

With greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

Observed by brunoparisotto, CC BY-NC

[kavohh707]

Flamingos are strange birds, aren't they? The pink color is fascinating from far way, but when you look close the yellow eyes look strange.

I actually find them most beautiful in flight.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Take off

A greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) takes off on a migration journey across Asia, and will most likely return to the same coastal wetlands in the winter months. “It was feeding with its head in the water, before flying off into the morning light.”

by Jayakumar MN, UAE

Mangrove Photography Awards

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A greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in Namibia

by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith

[aticketplz]

おびただしいヨーロッパフラミンゴの中に一羽だけコフラミンゴがいると聞いて。そんなん全力で探す。

@盛岡市動物公園

It was written that there's a single Lesser Flamingo among the numerous Greater Flamingos. I found him.

@Morioka Zoological Park

[coollittleguys]

Some cool birds I saw on a uni trip in the Alcazar de San Juan lakes. Definitely the best thing I've ever seen in Ciudad Real. Also it was really cool seeing wild flamingos.

European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)

Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

[wingedjewels]

Close up - Greater Flamingos by Georgie Alexon Via Flickr: Flamingos fight with their beaks. Flamingos will use their beaks to show dominance in the flock and very rarely these fights can get pretty nasty. When it comes to fighting, flamingos are not very different from humans. Some of us are more aggressive and some are more passive. You can tell when a flamingo is fighting with another flamingo because they will bow down, open their wings and point their beaks at each other. -Phoenicopterus roseus

[noodle-necks]

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

© Francisco Picón Díaz

[birdblues]

Greater Flamingo

[lightningspam-photography]

Greater Flamingo (phoenicopterus roseus)

taken at the LA zoo in Los Angeles, California

status: least concern

When flamingos flock together they are referred to as a flamboyance!

[askdrzinasia]

Feeling of meeting her friends...

Or, the feeling of first time meeting the family of a new girlfriend.

Admit it, meeting the family or the best friends of your new main squeeze for the first time means a lot of scrutiny and sceptical stares.

Like this flamboyance of flamingos are reminding us about, still.

Start of a beautiful friendship

Normally, the staring will end soon. Hopefully because you are accepted.

In the other alternative, these guys are here to remind you to act your best.

Thank you, guys!

Read more on the Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) here. 

[herpsandbirds]

Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) courtship ritual, family Phoenicopteridae, order Phoenicopteriformes, The Camargue, France

photograph by Lumir Koutnik

[sitting-on-me-bum]

"Art Of Flamingos"

Gulf of Mannar, Sri Lanka "A flock of flamingos wades through the algae-rich waters in a dark muddy lagoon, which is almost black. I flew the drone a few kilometers into the lagoon about 200 meters above sea level with zero disturbance to the flock. Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) migrate to Sri Lanka, mainly on the north and north central coastal lines and lagoons. They feed on algae-rich waters and shrimps, which used to be abundant but shrunk rapidly due to human invasion. It was a surprise that the flamingos arrived this year in large numbers, as they were gradually declining over the last few years."

By Lalith Ekanayake, 2022

Environmental Photographer Of The Year (EPOTY)

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A male lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) attempts to join in on the mating dance of a flock of greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) in Camargue National Park, France

by Georgie Alexon