Four from Saskatchewan viewing the mating pink flamingos.
Yes, the four voyageurs from Saskatchewan. We had finally arrived at the protected breeding grounds of the flamingos and what a sight! Both Roger and I took way too many photos while Maureen and Suzanne studied the birds (and us) through binoculars provided by Ismael. I got Ismael to take this photo of us with my camera.Roger and Suzanne watching the flamingos.
Roger and Suzanne watching the flamingos.
I got to try my telephoto lens while at the mating grounds, a good thing to have brung as the flamingos were a bit skitish and so stayed quite a distance away from where we were.
Since the lens made the camera heavier than usual, I ended up using my miniature tripod and laying on the salt-crusted dirt between the large shallow ponds. The ponds were filled with brine shrimp which was what helped the flamingos have their rich pink colour. Since it was mating season, the pinks were an even deeper colour than normal.
When you look at these photos, you only get a small idea, and a poor one at that of just how breath-taking these birds were to see and listen to. With so many birds in one area, thousands of them, it was like being at a Saturday farmer’s market with everyone shouting out their bargains for all the wandering shoppers.
One final shot of the birds before I take you on the next part of our journey through the Yucatan.
Once we returned from the three hour tour, we left Rio Lagartos for the drive to our next stop, Sudzal.
However it was only a matter of three kilometres before we decided to stop at a small cenote.
The water was bright blue-green and crystal clear making it easy to see the fish swimming in it. It was a shallow cenote unlike the one we saw on our tour of the mangrove swamp.
This is where I will stop for this post. Tomorrow I will talk about our adventures for the afternoon of our second day out in the Yucatan countryside.
