Flamingos in focus
Volunteers look at adult flamingos flying over as they prepare to walk in a line to gather flamingo chicks in Fuente de Piedra, Spain, July 19, 2014. Fuente de Piedra lagoon is a natural reserve with more than 170 different species recorded and one of the main breeding grounds for flamingos in Iberian Peninsula. Hundreds of flamingo chicks are tagged and checked to record the evolution of the species.
Monitoring flamingos
Volunteers walk in a line to gather flamingo chicks.
Monitoring flamingos
Volunteers round up flamingo chicks on the Fuente de Piedra lake, 70 kilometers from Malaga, during a tagging and control operation of flamingo chicks to monitor the evolution of the species, July 19, 2014. The lake, which is the most important breeding ground for flamingos in the Iberian Peninsula, is also a nature reserve and a haven for birds with over 170 different species recorded.
Monitoring flamingos
A volunteer holds a flamingo chick at the Fuente de Piedra lake.
Monitoring flamingos
An adult flamingo stands with flamingo chicks in an enclosure before they are tagged in Fuente de Piedra lake, July 19, 2014.
Monitoring flamingos
A volunteer releases a flamingo chick after it was tagged in Fuente de Piedra lake, July 19, 2014.
Monitoring flamingos
A volunteer carries a flamingo chick to release it after it was tagged in Fuente de Piedra lake, July 19, 2014.
Monitoring flamingos
An adult flamingo stands with flamingo chicks during a tagging operation in Fuente de Piedra lake, July 19, 2014.
Monitoring flamingos
Volunteers treat flamingo chicks in Fuente de Piedra lake on July 19, 2014.
Monitoring flamingos
Flamingo chicks walk away from volunteers towards an enclosure before they are tagged in Fuente de Piedra lake, July 19, 2014.
Monitoring flamingos
Volunteers walk in a line to gather flamingo chicks in Fuente de Piedra, Spain.
Monitoring flamingos
A volunteer holds a flamingo chick during a tagging operation in Fuente de Piedra lake, July 19, 2014.
Monitoring flamingos
A volunteer weighs a flamingo chick in Fuente de Piedra lake on July 19, 2014. Hundreds of flamingo chicks are tagged and checked to record the evolution of the species.
Monitoring flamingos
A volunteer holds a flamingo to make a blood test in Fuente de Piedra lake, July 19, 2014 in Fuente de Piedra, Spain. Fuente de Piedra lagoon is a natural reserves with more than 170 different species recorded and one of the main breeding grounds for Flamingos in Iberian Peninsula.
Monitoring flamingos
An adult flamingo stands with flamingo chicks in an enclosure before they are tagged in Fuente de Piedra lake, July 19, 2014.
Monitoring flamingos
Flamingos fly above Fuente de Piedra, Spain, July 19, 2014.