Pink flamingo use Cyprus as one of the important migratory passages. Among them are 12,000 flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) feeding on brine shrimp.

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The 12,000 flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber) which spend the winter months in the saltlakes of Cyprus close to Larnaka are there feeding off populations of the brine shrimp Artemia salina. They can be viewed most times in a year. During the time of photographing them, they would spend more time with their heads underwater rather than staying still. Although they are large birds, they were not easy to photograph with the Sony GM 400mm lens.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Larnaka, Cyprus
Photo credit: © Ioannis Toutoungi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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