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Three lesser flamingos at Mommela lakes From the deep pink feathers you can tell that these lesser flamingos are feeding well. The pink is the result of the algae that they eat. These algae only grow in very specific waters, such as the water found in the three lakes of Mommela. Africa,Arusha,Arusha National Park,Lesser Flamingo,Phoenicopterus minor,Tanzania Click/tap to enlarge

Three lesser flamingos at Mommela lakes

From the deep pink feathers you can tell that these lesser flamingos are feeding well. The pink is the result of the algae that they eat. These algae only grow in very specific waters, such as the water found in the three lakes of Mommela.

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The Lesser Flamingo

The Lesser Flamingo is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 18, 2013. Captured Aug 29, 2013 13:28.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO1600
  • 400mm