Flamingos in Laguna Hedionda in Bolivia. A truly stunning place to visit. You can observe these flamingos for hours with no other human there to disturb the incredible sights. It is one of the most amazing sights you'll see.
The James's Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi), also known as the Puna Flamingo, is a South American flamingo, named for Harry Berkeley James. It breeds on the high Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. It is related to the Andean Flamingo, and the two are often placed in the genus Phoenicoparrus.
It is a small and delicate flamingo, approximately 3 feet in height. Its plumage is pale pink, with bright carmine streaks around the neck and on the back. When perched a small amount of black can be seen in the wings. There is bright red skin around the eye. The legs are brick-red and the bill is bright yellow with a black tip. Immature birds are greyish.
James's Flamingo is similar to other South American flamingoes, but the Chilean Flamingo is pinker, with a longer bill without yellow, and the Andean Flamingo is larger with more black in the wings and bill, and yellow legs.
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WorfTrek of Anmore 6 months ago | reply
Wow! I spotted a crop of this on COLOURlovers.com (with attribution to you) and had to come here to see the whole shot. Lovely. It looks like you used one or more overlays (Bokeh, watercolour) to great effect.
Well done!
*Abstrax 6 months ago | reply
Great catch!
Diane Duvall King 3 months ago | reply
This is the most beautiful shot of flamingoes that I have ever seen. I would love to paint your image, but I am afraid that I could not do it justice.
Frontierofficial 6 weeks ago | reply
Great photo! This photo has been used by www.frontiergap.com in a blog post:
gapyearblog.org.uk/blog/2013/4/11/national-animal-emblems...
Thanks for sharing!