Flamingo resting / sleeping at the Santa Barbara Zoo I will donate 50% of all proceeds from the sale of this image and the ones below to the American Bird Conservancy Consider these images as companions! / I will donate 50% of all proceeds from the sale of this image and the ones below to the American Bird Conservancy / Consider these images as companions! / And the T-Shirt below
Brrrr.. cold icebergs drifting in the San Rafael Lagoon, after recently calving from the San Rafael Glacier in Chilean Patagonia.
Wild Vicunas graze in front of Mount Quisiquisini and Lake Chungara in the Lauca National Park, Altiplano, Chile.
Probably one of my favourite places in the world! This is the aptly named “Valley of the Moon” (Valle de la Luna) in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. In the distance, the peak of the Volcano Licancabur seems to float above the horizon. It is just before sunset when the rocks take on a golden glow. The moment is short lived as the tropical dusk descends quickly. The white stuff is salt and the lack of humiidity makes the Valley of the Moon devoid of life. This is the most inhospitable place on the planet.
On my first visit to Chile, we were the first passengers to sail the Kaweskar Route of the southern fjords on the Skorpios III. The weather was terrible most of the time (typical Patagonia n springtime) and the day before this, visibility was nil. Imagine our surprise when this day we woke up to this serene and magical sight. I think it is the most beautiful landscape I have ever seen – photos cannot do it justice.
Volcano Osorno, and a herd of rather lovely cattle. Lakes District, near Puerto Varas, Chile.
This berg was as big as a house! We were bobbing around in a little lifeboat so we could be close to these and get some photos. Our main ship, the Skorpios III, although happy to plough through ice flows would not venture closer than 1 kilometre to the glacier face. The glacier in the background is the Pope Pio XI, the largest glacier (I think) in South America. Southern Patagonia, Chile.
The peaks of Los Cuernos (the Horns) and Paine Chico in the Paine Massif, with Lake Pehoe in the foreground. Yes the water IS that blue – its something to do with its purity. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.
A small herd of Vicuñas wander across the vast expanse of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
We’ve already had the Dos Amigos – and by popular request, here are the Cuatro Amigos, this time four Vicuñas in the high altitude of the Altiplano in northern Chile. I didn’t line them up like this for the shot – they obviously are natural models, and yes, the sky really was very blue! ;o)
The snowy peak of Quisiquisini and Lake Chungara from around 14,000 feet (4300 metres) in the Lauca National Park, northern Chile.
A different perspective of the Paine Massif and the famous “Los Cuernos” (Horns), as seen from the road to the Hosteria Lago Grey, where we spent an incredible few days. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.
.... ha, try saying that over and over…. A white Llama stands guard at the entrance to the Lauca National Park, at the Altiplano end of the Lluta Valley in northern Chile. In the background is the peak of Volcano Parinacota which lies on the Chile/Bolivia border. / /
Volcanoes Pomerape and Parinacota in the high Altiplano of Lauca National Park, on the Chilean/Bolivian border.
The wonderful scenery and wilderness that is northern Patagonia, Chile. This is shot from near Cerro Castillo, just outside the Torres del Paine National Park. You can see the Paine Massif in the distance and the truly blue Lake Sarmiento in the midground.
These bull seals seem to know when they’re on to a good thing. A whole heap of them were dozing on the dockside at the fishing harbour in Arica, northern Chile. They seem to spend half their time sleeping and the other half harassing the fishermen for a share of their catch! I was warned not to get too close to these guys as not only are they huge (up to 9 feet long) and heavy, but they are mighty belligerent….... ;o))) And they look so cute! Bless!!! ;o)))
In the tradition of Aardvark, I’ve decided to give some of my critters names. Please meet Floyd, a juvenile Chilean Flamingo as far as I can tell. You’ve got to love the stripey legs!!! ;o) Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire, England. Canon EOS 50D with Canon EF 70-200mm L IS f/4 Here’s Floyd harassing a Caribbean Flamingo… /
Icebergs or clouds, they look very similar, don’t they??? San Rafael Lagoon, Patagonia, Chile.
The famous Paine Massif showing clearly the Horns or “Los Cuernos”. In the foreground is the natural vivid cyan of lake Pehoe. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.
... well a lot of people would say this place is more like Mars (how they know, I’m not sure). Nevertheless, on a cold frozen day here in Merrie Olde England I enjoy looking at one of my favourite places which is warm and dry and in Chile. This is the Valley of the Dinosaurs in the Atacama Desert. The driest place on earth – that suits me perfectly – someone pass me a cider…...... ;o)
Chilean Flamingo….............Santa Barbara Zoo, CA….......February 17, 2009 The Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a large species (110-130 cm) closely related to Caribbean Flamingo and Greater Flamingo, with which it is sometimes considered conspecific…............ / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia THANKS YOU KINDLY FOR YOUR VIEWS….....................xo
Atacama Desert 2006, Chile Re-Posted
Oh dear – I think I am getting broody to visit Chile again (for the third time) as I am digging out my old photos. This is from 2006, the Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia. The peaks are the famous Los Cuernos (the Horns) left and Paine Chico and if you look carefully, you can see one of the many wild guanacos in the foreground!
Taken with a Canon 400D, Canon 100 – 400 L series lens @ 400mm, F5.6, shutter speed 1/160 second ISO100, edited in Photoshop Last year we paid a visit to The Gauntlet bird of prey centre in Knutsford. They have an amazing collection of birds there which they fly daily. With a total length of c.25-30 in (about 62-80 cm) and weighing around 70 oz (2 kg), it is a huge eagle-like “buzzard” (“hawk” in American terminology). It is rather long- and broad-winged, with a wingspan of about 70–80 in (175–200 cm), and the slightly tapering tail is short by comparison and colored black, with grey tips in fresh plumage. Please view large
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