{"id":8058,"date":"2013-04-08T03:55:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T09:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=8058"},"modified":"2025-09-03T07:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:01:35","slug":"thinking-pink-birds-sky-and-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/04\/08\/thinking-pink-birds-sky-and-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Pink – Birds, Sky, and Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PinkPink Lotus or Scared Lotus, Auckland, New Zealand<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m not sure why I wanted to do a post using images with pinks but here they are, a flower, a bird and pink kissed clouds.<\/p>\n

I photographed this Pink Lotus in Auckland, New Zealand before flying back to the United States, I loved the combination of the soft pinks, the greens and the bright lemony yellow center of the flowers. It was a breezy day so I felt lucky to catch the Lotus while it wasn’t moving.<\/p>\n

\"RoseateRoseate Spoonbill fly by<\/span><\/p>\n

And here is a pink colored wading bird, a Roseate Spoonbill in flight over a lagoon at Fort De Soto County Park in Florida, one of my favorite locations.<\/p>\n

\"PinkPink sky at Fort De Soto before a storm<\/span><\/p>\n

And last; \u00a0a photo I took at Fort De Soto County Park not long after the sun had risen above the horizon as storm clouds moved in. The only thing I photographed that morning was the clouds because I had to dash back to my vehicle before the rain started pouring down.<\/p>\n

Just thinking pink.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m not sure why I wanted to do a post using images with pinks but here they are, a flower, a bird and pink kissed clouds. 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