Andean Avocets resting, Chaxa, Chile

Laguna Puilar, Parque Laguna Chaxa, Salar de Atacama, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Antofagasto Region, Chile (March 2019)

This image was taken during the North Chile's Coastal & Desert Wildlife trip organised by Natures Images and led by Mark Sisson and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography).

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina / Internet Bird Collection
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina / BirdForum
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina / BirdLife International
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Shooting Time 08:58
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 7.1
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200

Latitude 23 17 20.9 S
Longitude 68 10 38.6 W
Altitude 2327.80m