When their heads are down, flamingos find safety in numbers. | National Geographic

Have you ever watched a flock of flamingos, and wondered what they’re up to? Our Curator of Ornithology, Chuck, shared some tips about flamingo behavior that you can see in this video! 🦩When the birds have their heads held upside down in the water while pumping their feet up and down in a tight circle, they’re feeding. Flamingos have a bill that’s specially adapted for filter-feeding. Stamping their webbed feet disturbs substrate and allows the birds to filter tiny organisms out of the water fo

Flamingo Migration in India | Best Places & Best Time to Visit Every winter, millions of flamingos migrate from Central Asia to India — and entire wetlands turn pink. Best time to visit: November to February Where to see them in India: • Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan (near Jaipur) • Nal Sarovar, Gujarat (near Ahmedabad) • Rann of Kutch, Gujarat (Bhuj/Dhordo) • Thane Creek, Maharashtra (Mumbai–Navi Mumbai) • Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu (near Chennai) • Chilika Lake, Odisha This is one of the largest