#142 Flamingos | 火烈鸟大放送~

^{This is the proof photo as required by the contest hostess (drawing - by my fingertip) ;)} ^{这是应主办人要求证明我和鸟都在场的照片用指尖画了两笔还请不要嫌弃哈哈}

I love flamingos. Who doesn’t? (Or perhaps I should say most girls like them? :D) These elegant pink birds are just adorable. You see them everywhere from fabric patterns to plastic toys.

So when I saw the WE LOVE ANIMALS - PHOTO CONTEST by @flamingirl(Hi! :D), I immediately thought of these shots I took in South America. They were all living wild, so I didn’t get too close to them. Plus the restriction of my lens, I couldn’t get any decent close-up shots. Still, these birds look pretty amazing from distance, don’t they? (Dear hostess, I’m afraid you have to pick one entry from them, since I can’t decide ;p)

The first 4 (including the head image) are from National Reserve of Flamingos, located in the commune of San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region of northern Chile. :

这前四张拍于智利北部阿塔卡马沙漠地区的火烈鸟自然保护基地：

FlamingoChile @Donica.jpg

The following 5 ones were taken in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve of Bolivia:

中间五张拍于玻利维亚西南的自然保护区：

FlamingoBolivia @Donica.JPG

FlamingoColorada @Donica.JPG

The lake in the photo above is Laguna Colorada (Red Lake). Its reddish color is caused by red sediments and pigmentation of some algae.

上面是红湖，红红的湖水是由红色沉积物和海藻的色素沉着造成的。可惜没有长焦镜头，最多也只能拉到这么远，拍不了近景。

Here are a few more, shot from a train when I traveled from Oruro to Uyuni, Bolivia. It’s simply amazing that you get this sort of view from the train windows! I was hoping that train journey never ends when I sat by the window then. =)

最后五张是从Oruro到Uyuni途中的火车上拍的，是不是很神奇？:) 成群的火烈鸟如同团团粉色的火焰，单只的火烈鸟展翅低飞，略过高原湖泊，越过广袤荒野，就在火车窗外不远处。能持续坐拥这般美景，恐怕唯有玻利维亚。在其他几国乘火车时，窗外也曾有过成群的火烈鸟，但那些都只是站在很小一片泥沼中，闪现时间不超过3秒钟。;) 想起曾经，三毛的《万水千山走遍》在我幼稚的小心灵里播下玻利维亚的种子，还有几年前看傅真在《最好金龟换酒》里反复提到的玻利维亚之天地有大美，果真名不虚传。我坐在摇晃的火车上，身边全是玻利维亚人民，看着窗外的广阔天地和自由自在的火烈鸟，真希望这幻境中的旅程就这么继续下去~