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Flamingo Heart

Various shapes often catch my eye when I'm out taking photographs......I noticed this Chilean Flamingo, at the San Francisco Zoo, asleep and all curled up....in the shape of a heart.... just perfect for Valentine's Day!

In the Americas there are four species of Phoenicopterus or, as they're more commonly known, Flamingo. The plumage of the Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is paler than other species. Colors vary within a range of white, pale pink, rose, salmon to black. This species occurs in temperate South America. It can be differentiated from other species of flamingo, like the Greater Flamingo or the Caribbean Flamingo, by its greyish legs with pink knees and, also, by the larger amount of black on its bill. The flamingo is seen in this photograph in a sleeping position with its black bill tucked into its feathers.

This image is very much like the one I took two years ago at almost the same spot....see www.flickr.com/photos/greatestpaka/1199466285/in/set-7215...

Taken in: United States / California / San Francisco / Outer Parkside (show map)

Taken on: July 14, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/20.0, 1/1600 sec, 210mm (=315mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	80.0-210.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/20.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	210mm (35mm equivalent: 315mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-8/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	picnik.com
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