Cinco de Mayo flamingos ~ | Maverick Mist

Cinco de Mayo flamingos ~

Posted by Maverick ~ on May 5, 2017

Posted in: Music, Nature, Photography. Tagged: Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Cinco de Mayo, Flamingos, Moctezuma, Pink Flamingos, Ricki Lee Jones, Yucatan.

"Bernal Diaz del Castillo, the soldier who wrote an eyewitness account of Hernan Cortes’ campaign to conquer Mexico in 1519-1521, reported seeing flamingos in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan where they were kept in an aviary for Emperor Moctezuma’s pleasure. Nowadays, habitat destruction, the draining of wetlands and pollution have caused a decline in flamingo numbers throughout the Caribbean, placing the bird on the endangered species list."  [Source]

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The name Flamingo comes from Spanish flamenco, “as in the color of flame”.

14 comments on “Cinco de Mayo flamingos ~”

agogo22 on May 5, 2017 at 4:48 am said:

Reblogged this on msamba.

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- Maverick ~ on May 5, 2017 at 8:32 pm said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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Miriam on May 5, 2017 at 6:46 am said:

That’s sad to read. What a stunning bird they are.

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- Maverick ~ on May 5, 2017 at 8:32 pm said:
  
  Yes, and they are.
  
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tayoulevy on May 5, 2017 at 1:44 pm said:

Reblogged this on Tayoulevy’s Weblog and commented:
so delicate

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- Maverick ~ on May 5, 2017 at 8:33 pm said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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Carolyn Page on May 6, 2017 at 1:17 am said:

One of my favs, Maverick. I adore their colouring.. 🙂

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- Maverick ~ on May 6, 2017 at 4:55 am said:
  
  Thanks Carolyn. 🙂
  
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cat9984 on May 6, 2017 at 7:51 pm said:

I love the top picture – like a cape of long pink feathers over the body of darker pink

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- Maverick ~ on May 6, 2017 at 7:58 pm said:
  
  Thanks, it does look kind of like a cape. 🙂
  
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Tiny on May 8, 2017 at 10:23 pm said:

These adorable birds need more protection… beautiful captures!

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- Maverick ~ on May 9, 2017 at 5:23 am said:
  
  Thanks, they are beautiful birds.
  
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michelinewalker on June 1, 2017 at 11:29 am said:

Nature is an artist.

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- Maverick ~ on June 1, 2017 at 8:19 pm said:
  
  She definitely is. 🙂
  
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