Flamingo, Bolivia

Photograph by David Brickman, Your Shot

Taken at sunrise at Termas de Chalviri, Bolivia , in January 2012. Andean flamingo against the steaming water of the natural hot springs.

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What Makes This a Photo of the Day? The delicate, artistic quality of this photograph really works for me. I m reminded of a silk screen or a scrim on the stage of an opera or ballet, with the lone flamingo opening the show. Alexa Keefe, Photo of the Day editor

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