On the alkaline lakes of Kenya and Tanzania live over three million Lesser and Greater Flamingos. The sight of even half a million of these strangely aristocratic birds clustered together like a bed of gigantic chrysanthemums is truly the greatest spectacle in the bird world. The Great Rift Valley is volcanic in nature and, whilst breathtakingly beautiful, remains one of the harshest places on earth - its boiling, corrosive and evil-smelling soda lakes are certain death to any animal fool enough to drink from them - yet it is home to East Africa's pink birds.
Carlo Mari's exquisite photographs have captured the fleeting grace of flamingos and, with Nigel Collar's authoritative text, offer a fascinating insight into their curiously enchanting world.
