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Chilean flamingo; Chilean name Flamenco chileno        Images © Mark A. Chappell

I don't associate flamingos with high mountains, but three species of flamingo occur in the Andes: the Chilean, Andean, and James flamingos.   These Chilean flamingos were in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine in south Chile.   Sadly for photographic purposes, they were quite shy and did not permit frame-filling shots, even with a big telephoto.

  • Canon 1D3, 70-200 f4 IS zoom or 500 mm f4 IS lens with 2X converter (2009)