Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia Jun 11, 2025

Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia

In Lüderitz, Namibia, these birds aren"t just passing through—they"re standing their ground. Literally. On one leg. These long-legged locals, the greater flamingos, bring a splash of pink to Namibia"s windswept Atlantic coast. These birds are the largest of their kind, and they"re not shy about showing off. Towering up to 59 inches tall with spoon-shaped bills and stilt-like legs, they"re easy to spot.

© Karine Aigner/TANDEM Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

Jun 11, 2018A Great view from above
Jun 11, 2019Installation art turns heads
Jun 11, 2020A midsummer twilight s dream
Jun 11, 2021An island in the Highlands
Jun 11, 2022Misool Island, Indonesia
Jun 11, 2023Goliath heron in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Jun 11, 2024Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jul 13, 2023International Rock Day
Feb 13, 2026Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
May 9, 2022Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Dec 28, 202350 years of the Endangered Species Act
Apr 5, 2019A day of death and rebirth
Apr 14, 2021Nothing plain about it
May 29, 2022Hyalite Creek at Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana
Mar 23, 2020A peak in the clouds
Jun 9, 2023Cappadocia, Türkiye
Jan 6, 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
Jun 24, 2023Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Oct 13, 2019Acadia transformed
Jun 11, 2020A midsummer twilight s dream
Aug 28, 2023Dubrovnik, Croatia
Jul 17, 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
Mar 13, 2020Jerte Valley in bloom
Oct 11, 2019Art in the high desert
Feb 13, 2023El Valle de la Luna, Chile
Feb 27, 2023International Polar Bear Day
Aug 31, 2023Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
Sep 12, 2018A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
Sep 29, 2020A crush in Lavaux
Jun 6, 2019Engineering an artificial harbor in Normandy
Sep 10, 2023Grandparents Day
Apr 29, 2022Arbor Day
Dec 29, 2022Silver-studded blue butterflies
Nov 18, 2023Polar bear season in Manitoba
Aug 8, 2020It s ∞ Day!
Oct 23, 2019Polar bear capital of the world
Jul 4, 2021Happy Independence Day!