16 Nov 2012
Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)
Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) is a common bird here, but not in large numbers during my visit.
15 Nov 2012
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
When their food, algae, is getting scarce on the shallows, they venture out as deep as needed to get to where the algae is. Here they seem to be floating as…
15 Nov 2012
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
Even at these muddy sections of the lagoon, the flamingos find food that seemingly outweighs the energy spent ovecoming the suction of the mud. A few flaps of…
14 Nov 2012
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
From afar the flamingos all seem to be the same species. James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) is identified by the red legs, that the black tip on the bill…