There are only 500 flamingoes left in the Galapagos. They fly from lagoon to lagoon and from island to island, and are often well out of camera range. We were fortunate to find some at fairly close range on Rabida Island, but I wanted more than simply a shot of a flamingo -- I wanted to express their unique characteristics as well. They are very delicate birds, and their long thin legs seem very fragile. I waited for one of them to walk in front of another, and made this image just as their legs aligned and bodies seemed to blend two birds into one. The two separate necks and heads that rise here from the merged bodies and legs become incongruous and stress the similarities in both appearance and bearing.