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Wild Life

We spotted quite a bit of wildlife, though many could not be photgraphed well with this zoom (5.6/120) lense. The deer like Huemul is Chile's national animal and is very rare. While guanacos are abundant, very few restaurants offer it as a choice of game meat. They are protected inside of the park. The pink Chilean flamingos are extremely beautiful and shy birds. They are best viewed through high powered binoculars. We attempted to walk around the lake to get closer to them, yet the entire team maintained the same distance all around and eventually decided to take off to go to another location.
Black neck swans at Laguna Los Cisnes
Black neck swans at Laguna Los Cisnes		 Swans, kelp geese and Chilean flamingos
Swans, kelp geese and Chilean flamingos		 A bird of unknown species is trying to get my attention
A bird of unknown species is trying to get my attention		 Astral parrakeets
Astral parrakeets
An extremely rare sight - Huemul - an Andean deer appears on Chile's coat-of-arms
An extremely rare sight - Huemul - an Andean deer appears on Chile's coat-of-arms		 Guanaco - they look like camels without the humps
Guanaco - they look like camels without the humps		 Master in disguise - where is Waldo?
Master in disguise - where is Waldo?		 They like to hang out in certain parts of the park.
They like to hang out in certain parts of the park.
Carancho in flight
Carancho in flight		 The flat headed carancho on the lookout
The flat headed carancho on the lookout		 A red fox is playing hide & seek with us.
A red fox is playing hide & seek with us.		 Time for a nap.
Time for a nap.
More flamingos at Laguno Los Cisnes - their favorite spot to hang out
More flamingos at Laguno Los Cisnes - their favorite spot to hang out		 All of a sudden they start their dancing number
All of a sudden they start their dancing number		 They look incredible through binoculars
They look incredible through binoculars		 The sharp contrast of pink, red, white and black plumage
The sharp contrast of pink, red, white and black plumage
They twirl around..
They twirl around..		 And around ...
And around ...		 around ...
around ...		 I try in vain to get a closer shot
I try in vain to get a closer shot
The three amigos
The three amigos		 Not sure if there is a difference between the male and female, they are equally beautiful.
Not sure if there is a difference between the male and female, they are equally beautiful.

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