Five Flamingos
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Five Flamingos
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Flamingos are a type of wading bird in the genus Phoenicopterus, the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World. Flamingos often stand on one leg, the other leg tucked beneath the body. The reason for this behaviour is not fully understood. Flamingos in Wallis Bay, Namibia
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Recent research indicates that standing on one leg may allow the birds to conserve more body heat, given that they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. However, the behaviour also takes place in warm water. As well as standing in the water, flamingos may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom.
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June 20th, 2016
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Comments (9)
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 9/21/16
Dawn Currie
Inge, Congratulations on your feature in Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!
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