It seemed each lake in Torres Del Paine National Park had its own unique shade of blue or green — due to the sediment in the water. A nice contrast to the Chilean flamingos, that although not everywhere, were a fairly common sight. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/800th of a second
Yes, they get their color from the fish that they eat. And the different species of flamingo all have a slightly different tone. The young and juveniles are gray. I’ll post one of those soon.
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It seemed each lake in Torres Del Paine National Park had its own unique shade of blue or green — due to the sediment in the water. A nice contrast to the Chilean flamingos, that although not everywhere, were a fairly common sight.
Nice color!
Color of a tropical sea.
Sure did look Caribbean, albeit in the middle of a cold, harsh environment.
Love the two-tone wings. Also, they look chubbier (if you can say that about a bird) than our Florida flamingo.
Could be. They are a distinctly different species.
—– Incongruent flamboyance
—– Adds a colorful
—– Surprise
—– To a cold and crusty land
—– Finding us the
—– Brackish waters .
Looks like a picture you have painted almost to good to be true Beautiful contrast of colors
Aunt Sue
Thanks Aunt Sue. I liked how they spread out almost equally from the center.
I always thought flamingos were just pink. These look to have a little orange in them, too. Such beautiful colors.
Yes, they get their color from the fish that they eat. And the different species of flamingo all have a slightly different tone. The young and juveniles are gray. I’ll post one of those soon.