Chilean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis). Preening plumage, standing or resting on one leg in shallow water.
Chilean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis). Preening plumage, standing or resting on one leg in shallow water. Grey legs with red colour of ankle (not knee! ) tibio-tarsal leg joint, here on the water line, along with more than half the area of bill black, helps identify this species.
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