
Flamingos feed on algae in the reddish waters of Laguna Colorada
The drying lagunes of the south western part of the Bolivian Altiplano still host three species of Flamingos, feeding on the algae and small shrimps flourishing in the mineral rich waters. Laguna Colorada has a bright red color due to algae populations. The colors of minerals, the white of salty shores, the blue of the reflected sky, and the reds of the water give an abstract pattern.
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- South America (332)
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (55)
- Exact location (-67.7987 W, -22.2158 S)
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Olympus E-M5MarkIII
Software: DxO Photolab 8
Taken on 15
December
2024
Submitted on 31 March 2025
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Joern Behrens (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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