725K views · 901 shares | When their heads are down, flamingos find safety in numbers. | National Geographic | Facebook

1.3K views · 103 reactions | To the North of Patagonia, in the shadow of Andes lies one of the hottest deserts on planet earth, Atacama. Every Spring thousands of flamingos gather here and while to some this may just be another hot desert, it’s quite the paradise for these flamingos. #SonyBBCEarth #Flamingos #FeelAlive #Birds #Wildlife | Sony BBC Earth | Facebook

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