We reached the backwaters of Qurum Park(that's what we call it now).As I waited along with Diya in her pram, Arunava decided to check out the place where we had last spotted the Greater Flamingos.As he approached the spot we heard the loud and scolding did-he-do-it call of the Red-wattled Lapwings(they are the first ones to warn others of any approaching danger) and saw a few Great blue herons and Great Egrets take off and the next thing we saw were these Greater Flamingos in the sky.What a sight it was!!Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
That tiny bird flying is the Red-wattled Lapwing warning the Greater Flamingos to take off:).
So off they went...
The others followed pursuit.
Over the trees,towards the mountains they flew higher and higher...
This is all we saw in the sky as they flew away.Hopeful that they will be back soon.
Oh wow Shantana!! How wonderful and you got some fantastic pictures of them too.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely fabulous shots! I've seen lots of flamingos before but I've never seen one in flight. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery cute all these pictures... Great……. may god bless you !
ReplyDeleteWow, what a place! I would love to see what you saw! Excellent photos of them in flight!
ReplyDeleteWow, what an amazing sight! These photos are great! How neat that you captured them taking off like that.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Flamingos. You got some GREAT shots of them.
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Great shots of the flying Flamingos. I've only ever seen the 'Pink' ones at zoos, and never flying. They look so long in flight. Fantastic sight to see.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing birds those Flamingos are! And what smashing shots in flight! WOW!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fantastic!! Magnificent captures!!
ReplyDeleteSuperb flight shots, it is treat for us to see exotic species.
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Amazing pictures!How lucky to be able to capture these moments. Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Incredible shots....they are so big--and gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThese flamingos are really huge!
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Thank you all for your comments.Really appreciated.
ReplyDeleteWow, you have an intersting blog~! I love the photos of the flamingos in flight. The underside of their wings look so cool~! Thanks for visiting my blog - I really appreciated it :O)
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Fantastic flying shots, i love the flamingo, i wish we had them here. I have to go to the zoo to see them.
ReplyDeleteWow those are great photos! I have no luck at all capturing pictures of birds in flight. How amazing to not just get such wonderful bird shots but flamingos!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing sight that must have been Shantana and you managed some great pictures of them in flight! Lovely :)
ReplyDeleteWOW...I just checked the properties of one of your images, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that you shoot with the Canon Mark III.
ReplyDeleteIf I were you, I might consider using a different template that allows you to post larger images.
These images of the flamingos are nice, a better lens would also allow you to realize the full potential of your camera.
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Interesting post with lots of great images. Thanks for sharing. Blue Skies.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of the flying Flamingos. I've only ever seen the 'Pink' ones at zoos, and never flying. They look so long in flight. Fantastic sight to see.
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