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a salty color signal… responsible for the plumage of Flamingoes.

In low salinity ponds, green algae are predominant. In high salinity ponds, the pink microalgae Dunaliella salina shifts the color to red.

The reds and oranges and yellows you see in nature are from the carotenoids, such as β-carotene (which is protective to the halophiles in this harsh environment)

10 responses to “Pink Flamingo Sauce”

  1. So that’ s where chewing gum comes from !!! O=)
    Now imagine the bubble….actually it could looks like a Zeppelin… ; )

  2. The color is from dissolved flamingos– the low pH dooms the poor birds when they land here.

  3. Oddly enough, this photo and its accompanying description are not making me hungry.

  4. This whole series is amazing in so many ways.

  5. I’m thinking "Pepto-Bismol"!

    The salt pond reminded me of this photo taken from a kite.


    Seen on your photo stream. (?)

  6. Yeah – pink flamingos… but it is the other way around – they get their color from there.

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  7. Interesting!

    Yes, I was thinking Pepto- Bismol but first and most importantly, I see borscht with sour cream!

    Dinner anyone?

  8. From where, jurvetson?

  9. The East side of the San Francisco Bay, down where they have the evaporative salt ponds. So it’s high salinity water (per the caption).

    I was able to take a steady shot, from low altitude because I was in a zeppelin.

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