Subject: Caribbean Flamingos, Phoenicopterus ruber, and Candle Cacti

Location: Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Stock Number: 5-6696

Comments: These huge, brightly colored birds are easily located at Washington-Slagbaai National Park in Bonaire where they feed on mollusks and crustaceans.

At the other end of the island, near the salt plant, is one of the world's last remaining nesting grounds for this species.