![]() ![]() To keep his chick’s exploratory urges in check, the flamingo tries to restrain his newborn with his feet. They consist of mud cones that must be constantly maintained so that rising water doesn't wash away the eggs. To incubate their eggs, flamingos build nesting sites in their colonies. The Celestún estuary is a popular place for flamingos and is near the cenotes, underwater water reservoirs that inject fresh water into the middle of a lagoon as if from a spring. ![]() © Claudio Contreras Koob/Īlthough there are an enormous number of flamingos, the vastness of the wetlands in Yucatán makes it difficult to track them and predict where they will land. Playing with colour, light, form and movement, Contreras Koob’s images capture small and intimate moments in the lives of these special birds, sometimes amusing, sometimes endearing, and always beautiful.Īn aerial view showing flamingos on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. The resulting images are an accurate portrayal of flamingos behaving naturally and undisturbed in the wild. None of these shots would have been possible without the knowledge and patience of Contreras Koob, who spent more than 10 years building the trust of the flamingo colony in order to get close enough to photograph them at the different stages of their lifecycle. Salazar (teNeues Verlag £35) Image credit: 2022 © Claudio Contreras Koob
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