Caribbean, Rosy, American or Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber). Filter feeding from water surface.

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Caribbean or Rosy Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber). Bird filter feeding across surface of the shallow pool, whilst standing on one leg, resting the other. Collection bird, Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, England. Native to Atlantic, Central, South America, Florida and West Indies.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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