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AUGUST 2009

Greater Flamingos - Algarve, Portugal

Each evening several flocks of greater flamingo comprising of both adult and immature birds descend on the salt extraction lagoons across the entire Ria Formosa. Though always skittish at best occasionally photographic opportunities arise by series of tracks that divide the lagoons. In this image I wanted to show how one of Europe's most stunning species can thrive in close proximity to urban developments. Like home in the Peak District, the Ria Formosa is a working landscape where nature and man live in harmony.

Canon 1D MkII - 500mm f/4 lens - f/6.3 @ 1/90 sec.  - ISO200 - Beanbag

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