Drone photography raises concerns for Sri Lanka’s flamingo flock

Mongabay
Feb 21, 2022, 5:15 am247 pts
MANNAR, Sri Lanka — With reddish-pink, brushstroke-like smudges on its wings, legs and large downward-curved beak, the greater flamingo is a stunning bird to watch, particularly in flight as part of a large flock. One such flock, numbering about 5,000 greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), stopped over at…

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