They may not be the pinkest of Flamingoes but their greek name – Phoenicopterus – is accurate in calling them scarlet-winged. Just look at the adult in flight.
As their common name suggests they are the largest and most widespread of all the Flamingoes.
It was though a few days earlier when I was really smiling with delight. There was a small group in one of the salt pans, and whilst Robert was observing the waders I sat down (behind a bush of course) to watch the flamingoes. A few moments later two of them – a juvenile and an immature adult – decided to have a minor skirmish. Squabbles are not uncommon.
More Flamingo posts will be appearing over the forthcoming months as this week I received a wonderful belated Christmas present from my husband – the Poyser book on The Greater Flamingo. It’s enthralling.