Flying Flamingos!

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Shot a bit before and outside Sultanpur national park earlier in November this year. We weren't allowed to go inside Sultanpur cos of the new rules requiring special permission for entry before 9 am. The forest guard at the gate told us about this visiting flock of flamingos some distance away, as a balm for us :) Superb sighting in a crop field with standing water and early morning light. After a while we got too close for comfort for them and I shot this as they took off. Will post other shots of these ballet dancers soon :)
Nikon D90, Nikkor 300mm + TC 14E, 420mm, ISO 400, 1/2000s - F/5.6

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nicely said, Ballet dancers :). They do look nice them. Nice image of the flock in flight. Seems to be a well aged flock, cant spot any juveniles. Thanks for sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely flying pose captured. I liked the symmetry. Good eye contact from all. There seem to be some noise in the background. Is this a crop? Look forward to more. Thanks for sharing.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Lovely 'V' formation documented. The flock has increased flight efficiency by about 71%. In a long range flight birds go on changing the position so as to conserve energy. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Lovely sighting. Nice formation. Some more space would have been nice. I am wondering whether running behind a lead runner in long distance running will help conserve energy and then later the runner can use it up for a final burst near the finish line.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Very nice! Lovely formation and well composed. Agree there is a bit of noise, but it doesn't bother me too much in this case.

TFS

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice frame, well timed. agree the symmetry here looks good.
TFS
Roopak

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Yes its a 20% crop. Thanks for liking it