Flamingo Takeoff

Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias Minor) taking off in Lerai Lake, the soda lake in the middle of Ngorongoro crater. Lerai Lake supports relatively small groups of flamingos. Other soda lakes, such as Lake Nakuru or Lake Natron in Kenya, can support millions of flamingos.

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Nikon D2X, Nikkor 500mm F4, beanbag
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Ref:

Date:

27/02/06

Location:

Lake Lerai, Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Photographer:

Arturo de Frias

Flamingo Takeoff

Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias Minor) taking off in Lerai Lake, the soda lake in the middle of Ngorongoro crater. Lerai Lake supports relatively small groups of flamingos. Other soda lakes, such as Lake Nakuru or Lake Natron in Kenya, can support millions of flamingos.

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Nikon D2X, Nikkor 500mm F4, beanbag
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Ref:

Date:

27/02/06

Location:

Lake Lerai, Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Photographer:

Arturo de Frias

Birds

Flamingo Takeoff

Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias Minor) taking off in Lerai Lake, the soda lake in the middle of Ngorongoro crater. Lerai Lake supports relatively small groups of flamingos. Other soda lakes, such as Lake Nakuru or Lake Natron in Kenya, can support millions of flamingos.

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Nikon D2X, Nikkor 500mm F4, beanbag
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Ref:

Date:

27/02/06

Location:

Lake Lerai, Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Photographer:

Arturo de Frias