Lesser Flamingo / Phoeniconaias minor / 小火烈鳥 (Namibia)
A wild Lesser Flamingo takes to the skies in the stunning coastal wetlands that can be found around Walvis Bay in Namibia.
Walvis Bay is Namibia's main seaport and located between the mouths of the Swakop and Kuiseb rivers on the Atlantic Ocean.
On the south side of Walvis Bay is a tidal lagoon consisting of adjacent intertidal areas, Pelican Point, mudflats exposed at low tide, and sandbars serving as roosting sites.
The lagoon, salt pans and the bird sanctuary which form the Walvis Bay Wetlands are one of the most important coastal wetlands of southern Africa.
The site supports varying numbers of wetland birds (37,000 to 79,000 individuals); some species such as flamingos (both Lesser and Greater) occur in impressive numbers.
Eleven endangered bird species are regularly observed. Ramsar site no. 742. Area: 12,600 hectares.
Source: Ramsar Sites Information Service
Website: rsis.ramsar.org/ris/742
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Lesser Flamingo / Phoeniconaias minor / 小火烈鳥 (Namibia)
A wild Lesser Flamingo takes to the skies in the stunning coastal wetlands that can be found around Walvis Bay in Namibia.
Walvis Bay is Namibia's main seaport and located between the mouths of the Swakop and Kuiseb rivers on the Atlantic Ocean.
On the south side of Walvis Bay is a tidal lagoon consisting of adjacent intertidal areas, Pelican Point, mudflats exposed at low tide, and sandbars serving as roosting sites.
The lagoon, salt pans and the bird sanctuary which form the Walvis Bay Wetlands are one of the most important coastal wetlands of southern Africa.
The site supports varying numbers of wetland birds (37,000 to 79,000 individuals); some species such as flamingos (both Lesser and Greater) occur in impressive numbers.
Eleven endangered bird species are regularly observed. Ramsar site no. 742. Area: 12,600 hectares.
Source: Ramsar Sites Information Service
Website: rsis.ramsar.org/ris/742
Thank you for your interest, views, faves, comments and awards ! This image was captured in Namibia 納米比亞. (Better viewed on a larger screen.)
© This Image is under full copyright Rick C. Graham. © All rights reserved Rick C. Graham. © This image is subject to international copyright laws and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transferred or manipulated without the express written permission of Rick C. Graham.