Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis). Not in adult full pink plumage. Note darker feathers on upper neck​, thus Immature bird. Standing on one le


Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis). Not in adult full pink plumage. Note darker feathers on upperneck, thus Immature bird. Standing on one leg or foot. Left leg folded at the tibio-tarsal joint (correctly ankle joint, rather than knee! ) and withdrawn into flank plumage.


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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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