Pink on the Lake Magadi

[jwg]

Lake Magadi is at the bottom of the Ngorongoro Crater. As was true for several other lakes there were lots of flamingos. Some are pink and some are white. I believe that the pink ones derive most of their color from what they eat - just as people can turn yellowish orange if they heat huge amounts of carrots. Here we see a bunch of them on the near side of the lake. Also you can see a jackal and a hyena considering the possibilities of lunch. And across the lake is another bunch of flamingos.



Our room in the lodge overlooked the crater. Two mornings later while I was showering rsc said come quick and look - and dripping wet I did. The crater was quite fogged over but the rising sun peeked through and there was another source of pink.