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They are lovely. I expect they will arrive here soon. When I first arrived in the Mediterranean, they were here from October to April. In the past two years, they have begun arriving in September and hanging around until May. Last May, I saw the sky turn pink as hundreds of them seem to take flight at once. It was breathtaking.
wow. Up to now, I only saw such huge flocks in flight on TV. As they are not so avid flyer, I was quite happy to see a single one flying from the edge of my eye. But, I missed the shot.
I was stunned with nowhere to pull my car off the road and try to capture at least some of it. They should be arriving any time now…. However, I imagine the odds are slim for a repeat performance. I’ve only ever seen it once and couldn’t believe what I was seeing.
I can imagine. Being under a flock of doves, seagulls, starlings, or sparrows can be impressive depending on the number of birds in the flock. But, flamingos are much bigger. 😳😮
I definitely have to plan a trip to southern France: Provence, Roussilon, Camargue, and Côte d’Azur / Côte Bleue. So many places, but only a little time. And not all can be combined in one trip ☹️
There are spoonbills at the northsea coast and I know about a lake, where they were seen by others. But I only have seen one a few years ago. I was wondering about a quite big bird coming slowly nearer. That evening I only had my landscape equipment with me. As the spoonbill came really near to me, I was able to get a photo. Do you have the roseate spoonbills? Here, they are white.
Our are roseate although the one I’ve seen isn’t a vibrant pink like many photos online that I’ve seen. I wonder how they can preen without a sharp beak but evidently they do quite well. 🙂
They are searching for snakes and mussles in the mud below the water surface. As far as I know, the beak is very sensitive for finding them without seeing them
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They are lovely. I expect they will arrive here soon. When I first arrived in the Mediterranean, they were here from October to April. In the past two years, they have begun arriving in September and hanging around until May. Last May, I saw the sky turn pink as hundreds of them seem to take flight at once. It was breathtaking.
wow. Up to now, I only saw such huge flocks in flight on TV. As they are not so avid flyer, I was quite happy to see a single one flying from the edge of my eye. But, I missed the shot.
I was stunned with nowhere to pull my car off the road and try to capture at least some of it. They should be arriving any time now…. However, I imagine the odds are slim for a repeat performance. I’ve only ever seen it once and couldn’t believe what I was seeing.
I can imagine. Being under a flock of doves, seagulls, starlings, or sparrows can be impressive depending on the number of birds in the flock. But, flamingos are much bigger. 😳😮
All I can say is that the skies above the Mediterranean were pink and soaring… I saw it and still pinch myself…
you would like to see it, too
Mais oui monsieur. I’d like to see the photos you would take of it all.
I definitely have to plan a trip to southern France: Provence, Roussilon, Camargue, and Côte d’Azur / Côte Bleue. So many places, but only a little time. And not all can be combined in one trip ☹️
One must make time for France. If you head down to Roussilon, you will pass me by… 🙂
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Et toi aussi monsieur.
Oui, oui, madame , bien sur
No flamingos, wild or otherwise here, but there was a spoonbill here all winter and some pelicans. 🙂
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There are spoonbills at the northsea coast and I know about a lake, where they were seen by others. But I only have seen one a few years ago. I was wondering about a quite big bird coming slowly nearer. That evening I only had my landscape equipment with me. As the spoonbill came really near to me, I was able to get a photo. Do you have the roseate spoonbills? Here, they are white.
Our are roseate although the one I’ve seen isn’t a vibrant pink like many photos online that I’ve seen. I wonder how they can preen without a sharp beak but evidently they do quite well. 🙂
They are searching for snakes and mussles in the mud below the water surface. As far as I know, the beak is very sensitive for finding them without seeing them
Sorry I wasn’t clear. I meant how they can clean their feathers well with a bill of that shape. 🙂
Ah, ok. You’re right. Very interesting question