Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) about to take off to roosting site, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, January. Best image taken in Mexico and specially commended in...

Jack Dykinga / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) flock in flight past boat with tourists taking pictures, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan state, Mexico. January 2012.

Jack Dykinga / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) take to the air, in the Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan state, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock flying, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock wading, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adult wading, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) huge flock flying, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock wading, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) trio wading, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) huge flock flying, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adult silhouetted wading in water, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan-Campeche, Mexico