Why Hello Walvis Bay Flamingos!

After a wonderful stay in Swakopmund, we visited the flamingos in Walvis Bay, Namibia.

I had never seen flamingos in flight...

and it was so cool...yet strange and funky at the same time.  Somehow graceful and awkward.

Hello, bird!

The flamingos were beautiful.  It was so nice to see so many even if the amount was small for Walvis Bay.

So different than the first flamingo I saw.  In Senegal of all places.

Hello, pelican!

One of the suburbs of Walvis Bay...sounds so different than when they are called townships.

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Hello, donkey! Hello, pelicans! Hello, white flamingo?!

 Hello, donkey, the rains must feel like a wonderful break from the heat

Palmarin, Senegal

 The leader of a herd

A flamingo coming to say hi

[I (re)learned that eating shrimp makes flamingos pink]

 Hello, pelicans!

 les oiseaux

And here is what a white flamingo looks like.  

Strange how it makes you want to feed it shrimp, lots of shrimp,

to make it a dazzling pink

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Lac Rose: The Sun Rise

the sun rise over Lac Rose -- Senegal

the sun rising over the salt boats -- Lac Rose, Senegal

the sun rising over Lac Rose -- Senegal

the salt collecting boats at sun rise -- Lac Rose, Senegal

apparently Obama has at least one supporter at Lac Rose -- Senegal

George the Pelican -- Lac Rose, Senegal

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