Related Images Gallery

Flamingo flock, Ras al Khor Sanctuary, Dubai

Ras Al Khor wildlife Sanctuary. Rakws is located at the head of the 14Km long watercourse known as Dubai Creek, and covers an area of 620 hectares featuring sabkhas saline flats, intertidal mudflats and mangroves, small lagoons and pools, and a few tiny islands which lies at the interface between the Persian gulf and the Al Awir Desert. During winter, RAKWS supports more than 20, 000 water birds of 67 species and acts as a critical staging ground for the wintering birds of the East African-West Asian Flyway. The site hosts more than 500 species of flora and fauna and is one of the best-managed arid zone wetlands in the region. Located within Dubai city, it is an important eco-tourism destination and receives increasing numbers of local and international visitors

© 2014 Frans Sellies

Flamingos, Fuente de Piedra Lake

Flamingos move around a pen at Fuente de Piedra lake, 70 kilometres from Malaga, on August 8, 2015 after a tagging and control operation of flamingo chicks to monitor the evolution of the species. The lake, which is the most important breeding ground for flamingos in the Iberian Peninsula, is also a nature reserve and a haven for birds with over 170 different species recorded. AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERRERO / AFP PHOTO / Jorge Guerrero

© Agence France-Presse (AFP) - All Rights Reserved

Close-up of a preening pink Flamingo showing its flexible long neck make a figure 8

Flamingoes are large wading birds known for their long necks and stick-like legs. They have pink or red feathers due to their diet which contains aqueous bacteria and beta-Carotene. They are very social birds often in large groups

© Zen Rial 2016

861692690