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Great shot, Mohamed.
It must have been an exciting moment for you.

I checked your settings.
125mm, f/4.8, ISO-100 and, most importantly, Shutter Priority at 1/3200 sec.
Nice freeze. Great camera.
I’ve forgotten. Do you have the 55-200 or 55-300?

The reflections are a puzzle. I almost have them solved.
I wish a bit more of the leading bird was in the shot.
You could crop it out, but that would leave it’s wake.
Perhaps the clone stamp on both bird and wake. I may try.

Mandrake.

nikonguy said
Wonder what their hurry is?

According to Yahoo Best Answers… “In order to fly, flamingos need to run a few paces to gather speed. This speed is not related to the ground but rather to the air, so they usually take off facing into the wind. To take off, a flamingo runs several steps, begins flapping its wings, and lifts into the air. When landing, the procedure is reversed: the bird touches down and then runs several paces.”

I guess the question here is were they taking off or landing?
As their wings are outstretched, I’m going to say taking off.

Mandrake