in the pink

dinghysailor1

in the pink

Taken at Celestun in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula these flamingos are feeding in amazing numbers in a tidal estuary flanked by mangrove forests… tho there used to be even more until some recent hurricanes dispersed some of the breeding groups to elsewhere… more details here

Taken with a compact camera as I was not confident in taking my new dslr afloat on a boat trip yet! Pity tho – an opportunity well and truly missed!

And here is a shot of a mangrove pool in the nearby forest

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  • JKKimball

    JKKimball

    wow Maggie! what a beautiful capture!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    thanks jk – it was a stunning sight indeed but peskily hard to capture – they are busy birds – always ducking and diving their heads under and wading about …lol!

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    wow~ incredible capture i’ve never seen so many!!! gorgeous!

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    Oh, my! This is absolutely wonderful, all those beautiful flamingos. A stunning capture, Maggie. Agnes xx

  • Susan Kimball

    Susan Kimball

    wonderful capture!!

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn

    Great capture

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    I was gonna say, This is not Peebles, surely!!! LOL.
    Great capture Maggie.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    teehee not peebles richard – thanks shipmate!

  • Michael Oubridge

    Michael Oubridge

    Great capture considering it is done on a compact :)

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    lol thanks michael and I’m still kicking myself for not taking the new camera.. teehee… ;))))

  • Linda Ridpath

    Linda Ridpath

    beautiful ding! the pink is sooooooooo pink??! :>)

  • eseffpe

    eseffpe

    amazing :)

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    Maggie this is perfect!!!

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    wow ~ !!! wonderful capture Maggie ~ well titled ~ a feast for the eyes ~ never seen so many together like this xx

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    wow amazing lucky you brilliant

  • HELUA

    HELUA

    Not totally missed!!! LoL It´s great also with your compact!!!

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Excellent shot …

  • linaji

    linaji

    SIMPLY AMAZING WORK!

  • Phil Threlfall

    Phil Threlfall

    Yeah, excellent work Maggie

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Wow, what a lovely capture, dear Maggie!

  • DottieDees

    DottieDees

    This is just an amazing capture…beautiful!

  • Marleia M Main

    Marleia M Main

    Hi Maggie : )) I am not usually a Flamingo fan but this picture is awesome!! Nice capture!!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    We do not have flamingos in Australia Maggie so I found this shot to be amazing,there must be hundreds of them.Nice photo with the compact never the less.

  • Sharon Johnstone

    Sharon Johnstone

    Stunning work Maggie, hard to believe it was only your compact!!!!!

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  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    great shot

  • FelicityB

    FelicityB

    Pink magic, miles of it!!

  • Evita

    Evita

    Fabulous capture!! love it!! :D

  • Cheryl  Lunde

    Cheryl Lunde

    Wow Maggie, a wonderful capture. Never saw this many in on spot before!

  • tenosce

    tenosce

    Oooh lucky you to see such a thing!

  • Kazzoom  IPA

    Kazzoom IPA

    wow beautiful capture love it

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    omg…. this is truely amazing dingy…. how lovely to see all these incredible birds…. wonderful work…..

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    yes it was absolutely amazing juiliee and it wasnt even the busiest time for them there – apparantly yucatan has the biggest concentration in north america! It was interesting that hurricane gilbert had changed conditions nearby to allow some groups to feed elsewhere in the peninsula too…we didnt see them fly but what a sight that would be!!
    thanks everyone for the great comments – glad to share even a tiny glimpse!
    ;))

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    Wow ! what an amazing sight ! just beautiful

  • AmandaWitt

    AmandaWitt

    Great colour contrast to the water.

  • turtlepath

    turtlepath

    Wow, lucky you! Fantastic shot, next time take that other camera! :)

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks everyone !I was still fumbling with getting it in and out of the new bag and was scared it would fall overboard but thats NO excuse I know (blushes sheepishly!).... ;))))

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Fantastic! And the colours are just beautiful :-)

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Amazing shot ! Flamingo’s are so interesting and beautiful !

  • emanon

    emanon

    good one Maggie, such wonderful colours.

  • reflector

    reflector

    A stunning spectacle Maggie ! Are they noisy ? Great colour and framing !

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks james yes it certainly was with noises just like on the telly!!

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    beautiful capture

  • Angel Warda

    Angel Warda

    wow…this is amazing!!!! great capture!

  • Angela Lance

    Angela Lance

    Incredible shot! Congratulations on the feature!!

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Beautiful view, hard to remember to press the sutter when faced with such an awe inspiring view

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Simply beautiful – it looks like you got them to pose for you! Well done, and congrats on your feature.

  • Kelly  J

    Kelly J

    OMG!!!!!!! This is what I have seen in the National geographe mags!!! And you saw it!!!!! you lucky lucky girl!!!!!! Fantastic capture and instant fave for sure!!

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    I’ve never seen so many of these guys in one place before, what a riot of pink! Fantastic opportunity! Great shot, I would have used a point and shoot, I’m very protective of my slr! lol!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    - my (1st ever) dlsr was not even a week old so thanks DD for your understanding teehee! They say there are 25000 flamingos in the yucatan – more visible between march and august (this was taken this november) and are a really awesome spectacle – just breathtaking as you take a boat trip out with a local guide!

  • Meike

    Meike

    Wonderful capture, I love the colours ;) Congratulations on your feature!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    Thanks Meike and everyone – yes it was a real thrill to see this featured in the great “All that is nature” group with its so talented photographers!!

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Wow Maggie…what a sight!!!! they are such an amazing bird!!! *-)

  • Rhonda  Thomassen

    Rhonda Thomassen

    Wow ding, those birds are magnificent. Don’t blame you about the boat ride though. Beautiful against the blue water though.

  • fipty

    fipty

    Excellent!

  • rosiczka

    rosiczka

    Maggi … this is impossible, wonderful photo

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks my friend – it was an incredible sight (and sound) and feeling just to be there… ;))))

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    amazing shot!! wow, a photographer’s paradise on this, you did an excellent job

  • VaLover

    VaLover

    Wow never seen so many great capture!

  • SueAnne

    SueAnne

    OMG, this is really something else

  • stevendesiow

    stevendesiow

    Amazing…....

  • David Clark

    David Clark

    wow Maggie – quite a change from the frost and snow - great image and I am a bit envious - of the birds and the place – understand about the SLR - I even dropped my compact in the surf – which it did not like - dave

  • deannedaffy

    deannedaffy

    Can’t imagine seeing such a sight!
    Beautiful.

  • AARDVARK

    AARDVARK

    “Hello Sailor!”

    Now that is what I call a bird!

  • reflector

    reflector

    Congrats on the feature in ” All That Is Nature ” Maggie !

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    Wow; the Cuddy just got very colourful Dinghy. I can just make out Brown Brothers in the distance. Cracking shot, very bets wishes for 2009 Dinghy xx

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    you were so amazimgly close..??? beautiful capture, really love those birds..

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thank you so much my friends!! we were out with a guide in his boat Ale watching quietly from a bit of a distance so as not to startle them… this meant using my zoom for this tremendous sight… but it was still absolutely amazing! They didnt keep their heads or feet still for a minute either as they feed quite actively… so I felt lucky to get even this one
    cheers and thanks so much again
    ;)))

  • Mariaan Krog

    Mariaan Krog

    This is fabulous ding! Beautiful shot!

  • David  McLean

    David McLean

    WOW, awesome capture, love it

  • butchart

    butchart

    wonderful shot my friend….. and peace and light to you and yours…......b

  • Rickyd

    Rickyd

    Great capture my friend :) And you say mine is good lol

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    yours is amazing rick and I love it heaps more!! thanks and good luck !!

  • budrfli

    budrfli

    such a wonderful xperience! excellent capture!

  • djprov

    djprov

    Nice photo. dp

  • DesImages

    DesImages

    What gorgeous birds – this did bring a smile to my face!

  • Rickyd

    Rickyd

    And good luck to you too my dear friend :)

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!

  • Rickyd

    Rickyd

    Many congrats you did really well in the flamingo challenge my friend :)

  • Olga Zvereva

    Olga Zvereva

    Gorgeous birds. Great capture!

  • Robyn Carter

    Robyn Carter

    Wow – so nice to see these in the wild :)

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks robin it really was an amazing sight… still wish I’d taken the big camera tho…

  • Corina Daniela Obertas

    Corina Daniela...

    Extraordinary shot! Congratulations on being in the Top Ten in the Great Flamingo challenge!

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Amazing!!!!!

  • RealPainter

    RealPainter

    Loveeeeeeeeeeeeee this….......awesome creatures…......love it

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    wow thank sooooooo ver much for your wonderfully enthusiastic response!! I ‘m soo glad you like it … (happy dinghy grins)
    ;))))))))))

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Wow, very cool!!

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Stunning capture….I know what you mean tho’ about them moving all the time….SO RUDE!! :)

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im stunned.. talk about cool .. lovely and fun !!!!!!!!!1

  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    Congratulations your wonderful work has been featured in Alphabet Soup for the letter F. Please don’t forget to enter it into the challenge. Well Done! Your host, Don

    Featured Work Alphabet Soup

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    cheers don! thanks so much and I will do!

  • trisha22

    trisha22

    I haven’t traveled much in my lifetime so suffice to say, I have never seen anything like this in my life. I love it. So lovely. trisha

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

    Wonderful capture – Congratulations on the well deserved Feature!

  • ldeiter78

    ldeiter78

    Wow – that must have been a wonderful sight to see. Congrats on your feature in Alphabet Soup!!!!

  • cieloverde

    cieloverde

    Maravillosa vista de estas estilizadas aves….

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    muchas gracias !

  • Jan Fijolek

    Jan Fijolek

    Amazing capture!!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thank you jan – it was an incredible sight and they are very busy birds.. constantly moving and ducking thier heads..so i needed some luck for this one…
    :)

  • Jan Fijolek

    Jan Fijolek

    The front pair looks great. It looks like they were bribed to stay still :-)

  • kaycheree

    kaycheree

    WOW, amazing… !

  • enchantedImages

    enchantedImages

    A beautiful shot regardless of the camera.
    I have the same concerns when traveling to jungle locales.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks my friend – your travesl sound sooo exotic..
    ;)))

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    Maggie .. this is gorgeous!!! What amazing creatures … and the colors of the birds contrasted with the beautiful blue is really outstanding!!! I saw these guys in Florida when I was a very little girl .. and I still remember the event!!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks lois – I know the sights and especially the sounds are unforgettable and no pic can do it justice…!!

  • bdazzled

    bdazzled

    Fantabulous photo – I’ve only seen them in the Zoo – not the same thing – :-)

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    grinning…thanks it did feel really special to be in their special place!!
    :))

  • Larry  Stewart

    Larry Stewart

    Wow – that is a pretty amazing capture. Nice work.

  • May Lattanzio

    May Lattanzio

    I would love to see this…someday I will. They feed on brine shrimp, don’t they?

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Wow, don’t think I’ve every see so many. Great shot.

  • Astoreth

    Astoreth

    Beautiful shot!!

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent;

  • sijudoniston

    sijudoniston

    Great work

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    What a stunning sight and capture! A riot of colour.

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    Amazing scene and great capture Maggie!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks roddy it really was amazing to see and hear… :))))

  • michel vaqué

    michel vaqué

    WAOW !!!

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    A beautiful capture of these elegant birds!

  • Olga Zvereva

    Olga Zvereva

    Beautiful view, Maggie! They are so pretty.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks olga it was a terrific sight tho they didnt stand still for the camera for a single second…lol…very busy birds always ducking and feeding…
    :)

  • Walter Quirtmair

    Walter Quirtmair

    A classic motif, excellent work!

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    this is beautiful Maggie, wonderful comp and colour, well done!

  • Antonio Zarli

    Antonio Zarli

    Wow, I have to find those birds one day, great colors, beautiful image!

  • WendyJC

    WendyJC

    such a paradise of beauty :o)
    i would never want to leave!
    great capture Maggie.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks wendy … it was just stunning – glad to be able to share this inadequate glimpse …lol they wouldnt keep still for a minute…
    :))

  • PhotoAvenue

    PhotoAvenue

    Amazing capture….simply paradise !
    Nicely done :-))

  • gerrardt

    gerrardt

    FANTASTIC.

  • jeffrae

    jeffrae

    What a beautiful sight…Amazing capture and congrats on your challenge entry.

  • whalegeek

    whalegeek

    Nice work, dinghysailor1. When I was at Celestun, it was midday so my flamingos are quite washed out unlike your beauties. Thank you for sharing your vision with us.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    funny we had crumped our hire car in the morning so were heaps later getting out there thank we hoped.. so probably turned out to be good thing…LOL..
    :))

  • Sheila Laurens

    Sheila Laurens

    Congratulations you have been featured

    Sheila

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    wow thanks sheila! thrilled to be chosed

    cheers
    :))

  • gabbielizzie

    gabbielizzie

    what a beautiful sight, congradulations on your feature

  • Jolie

    Jolie

    Congratulations!

  • Brian Downs

    Brian Downs

    Wow more joy

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