flamingos in Africa
In East Africa, there are two species of flamingos. They are greater flamingo
and lesser flaming. Of course, the greater is larger than the lesser. The
greater is generally in beautiful pink colour. In number, the lesser is
much commoner and often found in large flocks as seen in many wildelife
photographs.
These are lesser flamingos in the Ngoronogoro National Park in Tanzania.
This is the Arusha National Park in Tanzania. They are lesser flamingos.
The mountains with snow cap is the Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest in Africa.
This is the Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya.
This photo was taken just before the arrival of a storm.
This is the Lake Turkana in notrhern Kenya. Thses are greater flamingos.
This was taken in the Ngorongoro National Park in Tanzania. Can you notice
the difference of colors?
Both of them are lesser flamingos. It is said that the feeding patterns
determine the color.