Location: Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Date: 15 May 2003
I would have thought taking a good picture of a flamingo would be a piece of cake, but they spend the vast majority of their time with their heads upside down filtering pond scum through their beaks -- not exactly the most beautiful image to commit to film. It actually takes a bit of patience to get a shot of them doing something interesting, like standing up straight or flapping their wings.