A group of flamingos is, most amazingly, called a flamboyance. Both flamingo and flamboyance come from words referring to fire. Flamboyance comes from French, meaning “to flame” or “flair.”
The lesser flamingo is one of the smallest and the brightest of the flamingos
Flock of Lesser Flamingo, Chennai pulicat
Flamingos are a social species, choosing to live in flocks of hundreds or even thousands of individuals. This safety in numbers approach helps to protect them from predators.
Flamingo in golden hour and the magic of slow shutter
Greater flamingo, Amboseli kenya
Flamingos visit the Pulicat Lake, Chennai with the onset of the northeast monsoon.
Flamingos commonly mate for life, and also make loyal, life-long friends.
Greater Flamingo, Pulicat Chennai
When we think of flamingos, we immediately see the colour pink. Interestingly, they are born with a greyish colour. They only developed their pink hue due to the carotenoids in the microscopic algae that eat shrimps. As flamingos eat algae and shrimp.
Greater flamingos, Amboseli kenya
Flame and Bokehlicious
Greater Flamingo, Pulicat chennai
Flame and Elegance
Artistic Image of Greater flamingo
