A Year in Uruguay

I think of flamingos as tropical birds so I was a little surprised to see them in El Calafate a few miles from the Moreno Glacier. Lago Argentina, where these birds are feeding, is fed by meltwater from the glaciers, making it too cold for me to even consider swimming.

I think these are Chilean Flamingos. There are two other species of flamingo that live in the Andes.

Labels: Argentina, nature, Patagonia