Flamingo and Muds

Written By Ray Hennessy
 

Photographer: Félix Morlán González

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The flamingo's beak is a specialized filtration tool, curved downwards and designed to act as a natural sieve. It works upside down, using internal lamellae and a movable tongue to suck in water and mud, separating algae, small crustaceans, and larvae from the sand.

Flamingos put their heads and beaks in the mud to feed, which can be seen when they lift their heads out of the water.

1/1000 • f/6.3 • ISO 2500 • Nikon Z9 • 500mm • Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 G ED VR

 
Ray Hennessy

Starting in 2007 my fascination with nature photography began.  In the years since, wildlife photography with a focus on birds has gone from a very passionate hobby of mine to become my career. I spend much of my free time in natural areas searching for birds and any other wildlife that comes along. I concentrate on using creative natural lighting and interesting compositions to capture unique images of common and rare wildlife. My favorite style is a more scenic photo that includes some of the habitat wildlife lives in. I also enjoy passing along the knowledge and experience that I have gathered over the years to other photographers who are eager to learn.

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