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a flamingo at a natural hot spring in Bolivia
August 23, 2012

Flamingo, Bolivia

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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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