Beverly Joubert Instagram – “For much of the year, the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are one of Botswana’s driest regions, but when rains nourish the parched earth, grasses start to sprout and the pans fill with nutrient-rich waters. Massive flocks of flamingos from across the continent gather here to breed and feast creating an astonishing migratory spectacle. From above, the flamingos leave delicate, feathered lines in the algae-filled water as they take off, like brushstrokes on a painting, their pink plumage creating explosions of colour on the vast shallows of the pans. This is one of the largest flamingo breeding sites in Africa and it’s driven by seasonal rains. As global weather patterns shift in response to a changing climate, phenomena like this are at increased risk of vanishing completely, putting migratory bird species under threat.” – @beverlyjoubert _______ #ilcp #ilcp_photographers #birdmigration #wildlifephotography #africanwildlife #conservationphotography #botswanawildlife #flamingo