Flamingos eating brine shrimps which give them their plumage color due to carotenoid. Shiny water of Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, Mexico.

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Location: Celestún
Photo credit: © Ecolo Pez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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