the chemistry of the lake is harsh but here the lesser flamingos primary food
here the lesser flamingos primary food
here the lesser flamingos primary food can grow
and in some ways they are a litmus test
and in some ways they are a litmus test a measure of the Lakes health nearby
a measure of the Lakes health nearby
a measure of the Lakes health nearby Springs provide a constant supply of
Springs provide a constant supply of
Springs provide a constant supply of fresh water
in these fresh running streams the
in these fresh running streams the flamingo’s drink having dined a caustic
flamingo’s drink having dined a caustic
flamingo’s drink having dined a caustic waters in the way they bathed and cream
waters in the way they bathed and cream
waters in the way they bathed and cream to wash away the glorious minerals which
to wash away the glorious minerals which
to wash away the glorious minerals which could turn their feathers to stone and
could turn their feathers to stone and
could turn their feathers to stone and drown them forever
by some estimates more than a million
by some estimates more than a million flamingos flock to the border this year
flamingos flock to the border this year
flamingos flock to the border this year the flamingos keep coming massive in
the flamingos keep coming massive in
the flamingos keep coming massive in huge flocks like a spreading paint play
Liguria is being pushed past the
Liguria is being pushed past the breaking point
the flamingos swarm over the lake like
the flamingos swarm over the lake like eating machines the caustic waters breed
eating machines the caustic waters breed
eating machines the caustic waters breed a blue-green algae called spirulina for
a blue-green algae called spirulina for
a blue-green algae called spirulina for the lesser flamingos it is the staff of
the lesser flamingos it is the staff of
the lesser flamingos it is the staff of life
the powerful tongue pumps water like a
the powerful tongue pumps water like a piston the beak is a highly efficient
piston the beak is a highly efficient
piston the beak is a highly efficient filter so efficient perhaps that they
filter so efficient perhaps that they
filter so efficient perhaps that they may be over grazing the waters or worse
may be over grazing the waters or worse
may be over grazing the waters or worse the flamingos spend hour after hour on
the flamingos spend hour after hour on
the flamingos spend hour after hour on the lake eating and defecating stuck in
the lake eating and defecating stuck in
the lake eating and defecating stuck in a potentially lethal cycle for more than
a potentially lethal cycle for more than
a potentially lethal cycle for more than a million Birds bow goriias waters may
a million Birds bow goriias waters may
a million Birds bow goriias waters may well be turning from a nourishing soup
well be turning from a nourishing soup
well be turning from a nourishing soup into a poisonous sewer hundreds of birds
into a poisonous sewer hundreds of birds
into a poisonous sewer hundreds of birds fall ill each day by January nearly
fall ill each day by January nearly
fall ill each day by January nearly 50,000 birds are dead one of the single
50,000 birds are dead one of the single
50,000 birds are dead one of the single largest die offs ever recorded
largest die offs ever recorded
largest die offs ever recorded everywhere the birds turn they face
everywhere the birds turn they face
everywhere the birds turn they face death and so they fly
death and so they fly
death and so they fly they leave the darkened waters of
they leave the darkened waters of
they leave the darkened waters of Liguria by the hundreds of thousands the
Liguria by the hundreds of thousands the
Liguria by the hundreds of thousands the flamingos settled to the south on the
flamingos settled to the south on the
flamingos settled to the south on the waters of Lake Nakuru
waters of Lake Nakuru
waters of Lake Nakuru another of the rifts alkaline lakes here
another of the rifts alkaline lakes here
another of the rifts alkaline lakes here at Nakuru they have found a place with
at Nakuru they have found a place with
at Nakuru they have found a place with food and the new harmony at least for
food and the new harmony at least for
food and the new harmony at least for now
now
now turn to feed the flamingos frown changes
turn to feed the flamingos frown changes
turn to feed the flamingos frown changes into a patient smile timeless almost
into a patient smile timeless almost
into a patient smile timeless almost serene
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