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Post by tsiya on Jul 10, 2012 15:13:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2012 15:15:45 GMT -5
Nice shots!
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 10, 2012 18:55:30 GMT -5
Boy, I'll say those are nice shots. You got that Sony rig going well.
Bob
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Post by col on Jul 11, 2012 1:54:37 GMT -5
Great set of images
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Post by daveh on Jul 11, 2012 2:52:28 GMT -5
Superb. I have seen fork-like but with the gaps filled in birds before (isn't it daft not being able use the proper name) and I've seen pink flamingos but have seen the pink version of these before.
The whole series is good but #1 for me.
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Post by Doug T. on Jul 11, 2012 8:32:52 GMT -5
Those are beautiful shots!
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Post by hansz on Jul 21, 2012 4:56:06 GMT -5
Wow, nice shots, one can only dream of such environment...
(from a wet and cloudy NL)
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 21, 2012 16:47:39 GMT -5
OK,
I have to admit I never attended medical school - or even a first aid class.
What does a hospital retention pool retain other than pink flamingos?
Mickey
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Post by grenouille on Jul 22, 2012 13:55:35 GMT -5
Great shots Bob and nicely presented, Regards
Hye
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Post by pompiere on Jul 23, 2012 23:24:58 GMT -5
OK, I have to admit I never attended medical school - or even a first aid class. What does a hospital retention pool retain other than pink flamingos? Mickey The EPA requires that when ever you pave over a large piece of land that would normally absorb rainwater, you have to have a way to slow the runoff so it doesn't overwhelm the streams and rivers. A lot of businesses use retention ponds since they can also be incorporated into the landscaping. Flamingos are also naturally white. I understand that the pink color comes from the foods they eat, a certain type of shrimp, I think. Nice shots with the Sony. I would like to get one some day, since I have a few Minolta AF lenses. |
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Post by daveh on Jul 24, 2012 14:36:25 GMT -5
Flamingos are also naturally white. I understand that the pink color comes from the foods they eat, a certain type of shrimp, I think.
That's what they say. There are dolphins in the Amazon that are pink for the same reason.
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 24, 2012 15:31:03 GMT -5
The EPA requires that when ever you pave over a large piece of land that would normally absorb rainwater, you have to have a way to slow the runoff so it doesn't overwhelm the streams and rivers. A lot of businesses use retention ponds since they can also be incorporated into the landscaping. Thank you. What a great idea and look at the wildlife they attract. Splendid pictures. Mickey |
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Post by tsiya on Jul 27, 2012 15:00:55 GMT -5
These are Roseate Spo onbills but the color principle is the same, the iodine content of the food produces the color. Flamingos don't travel this far north.
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Post by daveh on Jul 29, 2012 3:57:13 GMT -5
These are Roseate Spo onbills but the color principle is the same, the iodine content of the food produces the color. Flamingos don't travel this far north. I always understood that it was carotenoids in the food chain that was the source of the colour. The most obvious this coloured by carotenoids is the carrot. I wonder why we don't see pink rabbits. I'm surprised that flamingos don't travel as far north as you are in the USA. Europe has plenty of resident flamingos in such as the Camargue: pink ones there too. The Camargue is the area of the Rhône Delta in the South of France. It's considerably north (43.5° N) of Florida (30° N). I presume it must have something to do with food availability: it can't be solely climate. map of the range of flamingos:  |
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 29, 2012 13:00:30 GMT -5
"...it can't be solely climate"
Take a good look at a flamingo.
They never know where they are going because their heads are upside down.
Mickey
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