Thursday, November 15, 2012

Flamingos!


And, from the Nashville Zoo, lots and lots of flamingos. I was able to get quite close to these beauties and had the sun in the best position to get some beautiful shots.










 A close up, revealing all the little details of a flamingo's face that make it look like a rubber mask.




When they begin to engage in territory battles they fluff their feathers up like this. You can see the variations of white and coral on this guy. 


 
 A flamingo skims the water for food, making pretty ripples in the sun. It's the shrimp in their diet that color their feathers.
  


















I sat with the flamingos and long time until they relaxed and I managed to catch these two apparently lovin' on each other.



As always, you can click on any picture to make it larger - and you probably will want to. For the next post, we'll be in Chattanooga.

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