Stunning image of flamingos gathered as one flamingo the 'holy grail' of wildlife photography

[Judi Lynn]

Stunning image of flamingos gathered as one flamingo the 'holy grail' of wildlife photography
The remarkable moment a flock of flamingos spontaneously gathered in the form of one giant bird has been captured by a wildlife photographer in Mexico.

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A flock of flamingos photographed off the coast of the Yucatan, Mexico
Photo: ROBERT HAAS / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC / CATERS NEWS

By Andrew Hough 7:00AM GMT 23 Nov 2010

The incredible moment was captured by Bobby Haas, an aerial photographer in Yucatan, Mexico, in the north east of the country.

He described the formation, one of several hundred photographs he had taken flying above the flock, as the "holy grail" of wildlife photography.

He photographed the flock of flamingos from a helicopter when the birds spontaneously formed in a giant version of themselves.

As he was finishing the 30 minute shoot and his helicopter was about to leave, he turned for a final shot and noticed how the birds had formed.

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