The lake is now drying up in the summer heat. When the winter rains come, it will fill up again to welcome the flamingos for their breeding activities, next spring season.
The young flamingos have to wait in order to gather strength for the long flight north into the African continent and most of the adults are gone already.
After breeding here in the spring and summer seasons, the flamingos all leave before the winter starts and they fly to the hotter countries like Kenya and others up north in the African continent.
During spring and summer, they arrive in the hundreds to come and breed in South Africa. Shallow lakes and dams are their preferred breeding grounds, as the shallow water is filled with crustaceans and mollusks. Their beaks are perfectly designed to scoop and filter the food up and they use their tongues to let the water out. A flamingo can dance in the water to stir the mud up that will reveal the food.
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Can you believe that during the Roman times, flamingo tongues were considered a great delicacy?
Some weeks ago this was all water and now only the evidence of the flamingo visits are left.
A Heron came flying over to find a spot.
This was what I was waiting for, as their flapping of the wings means that they were preparing to fly.
A dancing queue of flamingos that you can see below.
Yep! I was right, as there they were starting to take off.
Sadly the distance and the sun were not friendly to my zoom.
Finally, a closer look at the mountain.
The wonders of nature and the intricate designs of each of nature's wild residents are certainly most amazing. Every creature is perfectly designed to cope with the food that they eat. At times, I have watched how squirrels will crack the hardest of nut shells with their teeth, and at other times I have watched monkeys use stones to crack the nuts.
So, animals and birds such as the crows and the seagulls are all intelligent enough to keep themselves fed. Why anyone would see flamingo tongues as a delicacy is way beyond me. But the human animals are the ones that can create their own food, and instead they would rather kill the wonders of nature to find something nice to eat. So silly in my mind.
But that is just the way things are.
I hope that you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.
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Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
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