Galapagos Flamingos
by Catherine Sherman
Title
Galapagos Flamingos
Artist
Catherine Sherman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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"Galapagos Flamingos" by Catherine Sherman.
A flock of flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) visit a pond on the island of Isabela in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Adults, juveniles and older chicks can be seen in this flock. Flamingos are found throughout the Galapagos archipelago.
The American flamingo breeds in the Galápagos Islands, coastal Colombia, Venezuela and nearby islands, northern Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, along the northern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), the Bahamas, Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and in extreme southern Florida. The population in the Galápagos Islands differs genetically from that in the Caribbean, and the Galápagos flamingos are significantly smaller, exhibit sexual dimorphism in body shape, and lay smaller eggs. They are sometimes separated as Phoenicopterus ruber glyphorhynchus.
Featured in "Go Take A Hike Photography" group (01/13/2020)
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December 4th, 2020
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Comments (3)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Catherine – your red/pink nature scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous photograph of Flamingos in a pond with great colors and composition, Catherine! F/L
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