They seem so pink from afar. But when you zoom in, they are mostly white. And then one lifts his wing a little, and then you know. They say it’s from the shrimps they get their pink. Who knew.
I don’t say it often, but sometimes I could use a bigger lens. Sorry for the blurry distant fellows, but it is what it is. They like their privacy too much. (If you click on a photo, you’ll have them a bit closer.)
This is the Orbetello lagoon.
Italians must be burning something again.
The lagoon is next to the supermarket where we get our food.
This was four days ago: I heard a splashing and it was the duck passing.
Then I heard somebody else: a nutria came to flash its orange teeth.
And swam away before I could get a decent mugshot.
And this was today. A quick pre-groceries stroll.
I saw something whiten the horizon.
I knew what they were. They come every year. And they are never closer than this.
It’s always such thrill to see what my camera will focus on.
Not this now, Nikon, bad boy! Even though… hm… kind of nice.
And then they came into focus: pink flamingos.
A man passing by said that yesterday they hadn’t been there yet. Must have arrived in the night.
That’s why they seemed to be napping.
But are they really pink?
And who is the chaperone?
Very rarely, but sometimes I do see the point of a better camera. Who are all these greeting committee members?
And then one flamingo took off, and then I could see: the black and the red beneath the wings that together with the white comes off as pink.
Great pictures! It’s amazing how long flamingos are when they stretch themselves out while flying. It’s almost unreal.
I think the taller birds, the welcoming committee, are some kind of cranes. I almost want to say sandhill cranes, but they look too white. So, I’m not sure.
As for the camera focusing on the wrong things, I totally get that pain. My camera likes to go out of focus, which can create some interesting shots. So, in all honesty, I can’t complain. 😀
Thank you. The camera is important to me as a framing and memory-recording tool. I have never even tried a fancy one out. My wish would be one that takes pictures the way my eye sees them.
Nice way to introduce them. Before, wasn’t it a beaver???Les flamants roses… it is rose only under their wings. I was fascinate the first time I saw them. I an still. Very nice serie.
I totally agree, sometimes I feel the same.. As Christmas is not far from now, try writing a letter to Santa, I know you’ve been good and nice the whole year:) :):)
Lovely post! I didn’t know they had flaming flamingos in Italy, but why wouldn’t they if they have them in France, too! The birds probably don’t know which country they’re in… 😉😊
Oh, SMSW, they are here, and they come every year at about the same time and spend the winter on the lagoon. I just hope hunters don’t go after them too. But just the fact that here is proverbial “south” for the birds, makes me feel great.
Thank you, Becky! 🙂 Here I found two more flamingo and animal posts from my first blog. I even have a photo of flamingos in flight! From far away but still. And there is also a nutria close-up. 🙂 Thank you for the follow and I shall stick close too.
Great pictures! It’s amazing how long flamingos are when they stretch themselves out while flying. It’s almost unreal.
I think the taller birds, the welcoming committee, are some kind of cranes. I almost want to say sandhill cranes, but they look too white. So, I’m not sure.
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Oh, thanks a lot, A&A! I’m clearly in a bird-spotting position and environment but far from being one. In the making though, I’m sure!
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As for the camera focusing on the wrong things, I totally get that pain. My camera likes to go out of focus, which can create some interesting shots. So, in all honesty, I can’t complain. 😀
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Ever since I first saw flamingos in Florida in about 1963, aged about r
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Oops more. Four, I thought they were magic! Love these shots!
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Thank you, Claudia, possibly I could come closer from the other side. I should investigate. Or upgrade.
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You could do justice to a fancy camera, no problem. You have a good eye and the camera is important to you. That’s what I think!
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Thank you. The camera is important to me as a framing and memory-recording tool. I have never even tried a fancy one out. My wish would be one that takes pictures the way my eye sees them.
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Yes. And that it’s not, that’s a sadness and a challenge.
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But truth be told, in this case I wouldn’t see the flamingos not nearly as close. 🙂
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With or without a new lens, I love your flamingo photos 🙂 I’ve only ever seen flamingos once, and it was a thrill.
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Thanks, Joanne. There were so many, quite a sight! Especially while one is doing groceries.
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Nice way to introduce them. Before, wasn’t it a beaver???Les flamants roses… it is rose only under their wings. I was fascinate the first time I saw them. I an still. Very nice serie.
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Merci, Mamie! I wish it was a beaver! Rather it’s a nutria and it’s not very simpatico if you look at its face too closely.
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Merci pour l’Info 🙂
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Amazing pics 😍💜
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Thanks, Sara! 🙂
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They are so lovely!!! Certainly you can’t ignore them:)
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Thank you, Christie! Now imagine what a good zoom could do!
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I totally agree, sometimes I feel the same.. As Christmas is not far from now, try writing a letter to Santa, I know you’ve been good and nice the whole year:) :):)
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Hihi, Christie, thanks for saying so! For me this would be an extravagant wish. We shall see…
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Lovely post! I didn’t know they had flaming flamingos in Italy, but why wouldn’t they if they have them in France, too! The birds probably don’t know which country they’re in… 😉😊
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Oh, SMSW, they are here, and they come every year at about the same time and spend the winter on the lagoon. I just hope hunters don’t go after them too. But just the fact that here is proverbial “south” for the birds, makes me feel great.
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Oh, I’m so jealous! You’re their winter vacation destination! 😎
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Stunning lagoon and I am so jealous of your mammal shot. It may be his back but wow!
And your flamingos are clearly adult ones going by their colour. . . . .they get more pink as they get older. Wonderful shots.
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Thank you, Becky! 🙂 Here I found two more flamingo and animal posts from my first blog. I even have a photo of flamingos in flight! From far away but still. And there is also a nutria close-up. 🙂 Thank you for the follow and I shall stick close too.
https://manjamaksimovic.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/wpc-extraordinary/
https://manjamaksimovic.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/animal-post/
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