THE ART OF NATURE by KER

Photography • Animals • posted on Aug 21, 2007

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Another shot of a Flamingo at one of the places I visited in San Diego, on my previous pic the flamingo was a lighter pink color and this one just had the most brilliant orange plumage . . . I shot the lighter ones at Sea World I believe and these orange ones at San Diego Wildlife park . . . . Medium: Canon Rebel XTi Young flamingos hatch with grey plumage, but the feathers of an adult range from light pink to bright red due to the pigments obtained from their food supply. A flamingo that is well fed and healthy is vibrantly coloured bright pink and is more desirable as a mate. A white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or suffering from a lack of food. Notable exceptions are the flamingos in captivity, many of which turn a pale pink as they are not fed foods containing sufficient amounts of carotene. This is changing as more zoos begin to add shrimp and other supplements to the diets of their flamingos. All flamingos have 12-15 black flight feathers in each wing.