Flamingo

[boomer1959]

This guy was keeping an eye on me as I was taking some pics. Shot through glass. Hope you like it. Let me know.

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=ysez4l&outx=800&oq=0

[sparker1]

Very nice composition, Dave, and color. Good work.

[PacAce]

Nice shot! :)

When I was at the Philadelpiha Zoo last week, I shot a couple of pictures of some flamigoes and they were bright orange in colore just like yours. I was wondering about that since I always thought that they were pink and reddish in color. I thought that maybe something wrong with my camera. I guess there's nothing wrong with it after all. :D

[boomer1959]

Thanks Stan and Leo,

Nope nothing wrong with your camera Leo :D Colours of the flamingos were anywhere from white to pink to orange and between.

[RockOne]

Nice picture.
The pinkish and reddish colours of flamingoes are caused by their diet, which is high in carotenoid pigments, so I guess different colourations represent slightly different diets perhaps :-).

[boomer1959]

Thank you Steve :D Thanks for the info

[PacAce]

Nice picture.
The pinkish and reddish colours of flamingoes are caused by their diet, which is high in carotenoid pigments, so I guess different colourations represent slightly different diets perhaps :-).

So what do you suppose the orange colored flamingoes eat? Lots of Florida oranges? :mrgreen: :lol:

[RockOne]

:-) Maybe. Haven't seen one that eats "greens" yet though :-) :-)