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Jul 29, 2022 06:04:32   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
One of the iconic species of birds in most subtropical (and sometimes temperate) areas is Flamingoes. There are a number of different species that we see in the Americas. We recently got to see an African/European species, the Greater Flamingo. Not quite as colorful as some of the Western Hemisphere species, but larger and certainly strange looking. It is so fascinating watching them feed with the their heads upside down under the water as they strain water through their specialized beaks to capture tiny creatures like brine shrimp. Their characteristic color, pink, typically only forms in adult birds and is a result of chemicals they ingest that are present in the crustaceans they eat. These pictures were taken in the Reserva Natural das Lagoas de Santo Andre, a park south of Lisbon on the Atlantic coast of Portugal.
These pictures were taken with a Canon R5, a 600 mm lens with a 1.4x extender (840 mm) from a public hide. The first shot was taken just as the sun was coming up so I left the warm color cast in place; the second two were taken about an hour later. These have all been cropped to about 2/3 FF. Shot at 1/2500 sec, ISO 500-100, f/8.0, EC of -0.7. Processed with DXO, PS and DeNoise AI.


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Jul 29, 2022 06:47:31   #
Iron Sight Loc: Utah
 
Thanks for the images

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Jul 29, 2022 07:11:12   #
cedymock Loc: Irmo, South Carolina
 
Very well done, great photographs.

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Jul 29, 2022 07:36:17   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
bajadreamer wrote:
One of the iconic species of birds in most subtropical (and sometimes temperate) areas is Flamingoes. There are a number of different species that we see in the Americas. We recently got to see an African/European species, the Greater Flamingo. Not quite as colorful as some of the Western Hemisphere species, but larger and certainly strange looking. It is so fascinating watching them feed with the their heads upside down under the water as they strain water through their specialized beaks to capture tiny creatures like brine shrimp. Their characteristic color, pink, typically only forms in adult birds and is a result of chemicals they ingest that are present in the crustaceans they eat. These pictures were taken in the Reserva Natural das Lagoas de Santo Andre, a park south of Lisbon on the Atlantic coast of Portugal.
These pictures were taken with a Canon R5, a 600 mm lens with a 1.4x extender (840 mm) from a public hide. The first shot was taken just as the sun was coming up so I left the warm color cast in place; the second two were taken about an hour later. These have all been cropped to about 2/3 FF. Shot at 1/2500 sec, ISO 500-100, f/8.0, EC of -0.7. Processed with DXO, PS and DeNoise AI.
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Jul 29, 2022 07:40:04   #
starlifter Loc: Towson, MD
 
Great job.

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Jul 29, 2022 08:36:09   #
joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois
 
bajadreamer wrote:
One of the iconic species of birds in most subtropical (and sometimes temperate) areas is Flamingoes. There are a number of different species that we see in the Americas. We recently got to see an African/European species, the Greater Flamingo. Not quite as colorful as some of the Western Hemisphere species, but larger and certainly strange looking. It is so fascinating watching them feed with the their heads upside down under the water as they strain water through their specialized beaks to capture tiny creatures like brine shrimp. Their characteristic color, pink, typically only forms in adult birds and is a result of chemicals they ingest that are present in the crustaceans they eat. These pictures were taken in the Reserva Natural das Lagoas de Santo Andre, a park south of Lisbon on the Atlantic coast of Portugal.
These pictures were taken with a Canon R5, a 600 mm lens with a 1.4x extender (840 mm) from a public hide. The first shot was taken just as the sun was coming up so I left the warm color cast in place; the second two were taken about an hour later. These have all been cropped to about 2/3 FF. Shot at 1/2500 sec, ISO 500-100, f/8.0, EC of -0.7. Processed with DXO, PS and DeNoise AI.
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Jul 29, 2022 11:38:23   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Nice set.

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Jul 29, 2022 13:05:01   #
tcthome Loc: NJ
 
Beautiful images.

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Jul 29, 2022 13:09:36   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
Iron Sight wrote:
Thanks for the images


You are welcome. This was a great morning at a wonderful reserve.

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Jul 29, 2022 13:10:20   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
cedymock wrote:
Very well done, great photographs.


Thank you. Great birds, great setting, beautiful early morning light; it is not difficult given those circumstances.

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Jul 29, 2022 13:10:42   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
Manglesphoto wrote:


Thank you.

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Jul 29, 2022 13:10:51   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
joer wrote:


Thank you.

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Jul 29, 2022 13:11:37   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
kpmac wrote:
Nice set.


Thank you. Between my wife and myself we took over 2000 images that morning of the flamingos.

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Jul 29, 2022 13:12:06   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
tcthome wrote:
Beautiful images.


Great birds-easy to get taken by them in person and also their images.

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Jul 29, 2022 15:39:56   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
bajadreamer wrote:
One of the iconic species of birds in most subtropical (and sometimes temperate) areas is Flamingoes. There are a number of different species that we see in the Americas. We recently got to see an African/European species, the Greater Flamingo. Not quite as colorful as some of the Western Hemisphere species, but larger and certainly strange looking. It is so fascinating watching them feed with the their heads upside down under the water as they strain water through their specialized beaks to capture tiny creatures like brine shrimp. Their characteristic color, pink, typically only forms in adult birds and is a result of chemicals they ingest that are present in the crustaceans they eat. These pictures were taken in the Reserva Natural das Lagoas de Santo Andre, a park south of Lisbon on the Atlantic coast of Portugal.
These pictures were taken with a Canon R5, a 600 mm lens with a 1.4x extender (840 mm) from a public hide. The first shot was taken just as the sun was coming up so I left the warm color cast in place; the second two were taken about an hour later. These have all been cropped to about 2/3 FF. Shot at 1/2500 sec, ISO 500-100, f/8.0, EC of -0.7. Processed with DXO, PS and DeNoise AI.
One of the iconic species of birds in most subtrop... (show quote)


Amazingly eyecatching shots
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