Breeding colonies of Lesser Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus minor) and Greater Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber),rarely seen,on soda flats miles from shore in the middle of Lake Natron,Tanzania. Lake Natron is a soda lake with high levels of sodium carbonate. Flamingoes feed on the cyanobacteria which thrive in this environment and give the flamingoes their pink color | |
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