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"Flamingo Portrait II" by Patti Deters. This is a Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) the smallest species of flamingos. Did you know that flamingos feed with their heads under water and upside-down? These exotic tall birds have a filter in their bill that traps tiny particles of algae, and it is this algae that gives these tropical birds their pink color. This close-up portrait has a black background and is in a vertical format, with the eye looking directly at the camera. If you like this nature photograph, please see (birds, animals, fauna, more) at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/flamingo-portrait-ii-pat....

Taken on: January 15, 2012

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