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
wow Maggie! what a beautiful capture!
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
wow~ incredible capture i’ve never seen so many!!! gorgeous!
Agnes McGuinness
Oh, my! This is absolutely wonderful, all those beautiful flamingos. A stunning capture, Maggie. Agnes xx
Susan Kimball
wonderful capture!!
Meeli Sonn
Great capture
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
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
beautiful ding! the pink is sooooooooo pink?
?! :>)
eseffpe
amazing :)
terezadelpilar
Maggie this is perfect!!!
LindaR
wow ~ !!! wonderful capture Maggie ~ well titled ~ a feast for the eyes ~ never seen so many together like this xx
brian pendrey
wow amazing lucky you brilliant
HELUA
Not totally missed!!! LoL It´s great also with your compact!!!
Tom Gomez
Excellent shot …
linaji
SIMPLY AMAZING WORK!
Phil Threlfall
Yeah, excellent work Maggie
Béla Török
Wow, what a lovely capture, dear Maggie!
DottieDees
This is just an amazing capture…beautiful!
Marleia M Main
Hi Maggie : )) I am not usually a Flamingo fan but this picture is awesome!! Nice capture!!
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
Stunning work Maggie, hard to believe it was only your compact!!!!!
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Cracker!
Sean Farragher
great shot
FelicityB
Pink magic, miles of it!!
Evita
Fabulous capture!! love it!! :D
Cheryl Lunde
Wow Maggie, a wonderful capture. Never saw this many in on spot before!
tenosce
Oooh lucky you to see such a thing!
Kazzoom IPA
wow beautiful capture love it
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
Wow ! what an amazing sight ! just beautiful
AmandaWitt
Great colour contrast to the water.
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
Fantastic! And the colours are just beautiful :-)
funkyfacestudio
Amazing shot ! Flamingo’s are so interesting and beautiful !
emanon
good one Maggie, such wonderful colours.
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
beautiful capture
Angel Warda
wow…this is amazing!!!! great capture!
Angela Lance
Incredible shot! Congratulations on the feature!!
DawsonImages
Beautiful view, hard to remember to press the sutter when faced with such an awe inspiring view
bevanimage
Simply beautiful – it looks like you got them to pose for you! Well done, and congrats on your feature.
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
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
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
Wow Maggie…what a sight!!!! they are such an amazing bird!!! *-)
Rhonda Thomassen
Wow ding, those birds are magnificent. Don’t blame you about the boat ride though. Beautiful against the blue water though.
fipty
Excellent!
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 E...
amazing shot!! wow, a photographer’s paradise on this, you did an excellent job
VaLover
Wow never seen so many great capture!
SueAnne
OMG, this is really something else
stevendesiow
Amazing…....
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 -davedeannedaffy
Can’t imagine seeing such a sight!
Beautiful.
AARDVARK
“Hello Sailor!”
Now that is what I call a bird!
reflector
Congrats on the feature in ” All That Is Nature ” Maggie !
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
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
This is fabulous ding! Beautiful shot!
David McLean
WOW, awesome capture, love it
butchart
wonderful shot my friend….. and peace and light to you and yours…......b
Rickyd
Great capture my friend :) And you say mine is good lol
dinghysailor1
yours is amazing rick and I love it heaps more!! thanks and good luck !!
budrfli
such a wonderful xperience! excellent capture!
djprov
Nice photo. dp
DesImages
What gorgeous birds – this did bring a smile to my face!
Rickyd
And good luck to you too my dear friend :)
Wanda Lechene
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Rickyd
Many congrats you did really well in the flamingo challenge my friend :)
Olga Zvereva
Gorgeous birds. Great capture!
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...
Extraordinary shot! Congratulations on being in the Top Ten in the Great Flamingo challenge!
lorilee
Amazing!!!!!
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
Wow, very cool!!
Wendi Donaldson
Stunning capture….I know what you mean tho’ about them moving all the time….SO RUDE!! :)
Isa Rodriguez
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im stunned.. talk about cool .. lovely and fun !!!!!!!!!1
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
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dinghysailor1 replied
cheers don! thanks so much and I will do!
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
Wonderful capture – Congratulations on the well deserved Feature!
ldeiter78
Wow – that must have been a wonderful sight to see. Congrats on your feature in Alphabet Soup!!!!
cieloverde
Maravillosa vista de estas estilizadas aves….
dinghysailor1 replied
muchas gracias !
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
The front pair looks great. It looks like they were bribed to stay still :-)
kaycheree
WOW, amazing… !
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
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
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
Wow – that is a pretty amazing capture. Nice work.
May Lattanzio
I would love to see this…someday I will. They feed on brine shrimp, don’t they?
Mary Campbell
Wow, don’t think I’ve every see so many. Great shot.
Astoreth
Beautiful shot!!
Scott d'Almeida
excellent;
sijudoniston
Great work
Jan Timmons
What a stunning sight and capture! A riot of colour.
Roddy Atkinson
Amazing scene and great capture Maggie!
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks roddy it really was amazing to see and hear… :))))
michel vaqué
WAOW !!!
joyousmoon
A beautiful capture of these elegant birds!
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
A classic motif, excellent work!
Anthony Mancuso
this is beautiful Maggie, wonderful comp and colour, well done!
Antonio Zarli
Wow, I have to find those birds one day, great colors, beautiful image!
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
Amazing capture….simply paradise !
Nicely done :-))
gerrardt
FANTASTIC.
jeffrae
What a beautiful sight…Amazing capture and congrats on your challenge entry.
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
Congratulations you have been featured

Sheila
dinghysailor1 replied
wow thanks sheila! thrilled to be chosed
cheers
:))
gabbielizzie
what a beautiful sight, congradulations on your feature
Jolie
Congratulations!
Brian Downs
Wow more joy