Smithsonian Magazine 2014

Andes

Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) one of two wild South American camelids, here in the skirt of Chimborazo volcano, in the background the volcanic caldera, Mount Carihuairazo, Ecuador.
Listed as  Least Concern (LC) Lower Risk: conservation dependent (LRcd) on the IUCN Red List.

La fotografía fué publicada en la web de Smithsonian Magazine como la Foto del día el 25 de noviembre de 2014. seleccionada entre las fotografías participantes en 12th Annual Photo Contest 2014.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/photo-contest/2014-11-25/vicuna/ 

Flamingos

The Laguna Mar Chiquita is a salty lake of variable surface because of cycles of flooding and drought, in 2003 its highest level ever recorded flooding a big area and consume the lives of many trees which are composing the background of the photo. in the foreground the Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) and halfway the coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba).

La fotografía fué publicada en la web de Smithsonian Magazine como la Foto del día el 19 de noviembre de 2014. seleccionada entre las fotografías participantes en 12th Annual Photo Contest 2014.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/photo-contest/2014-11-19/laguna-mar-chiquita/ 

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