Close to the centre of the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu (or: Debre Zeit) is Lake Chalalaka. This lake is filled with rainwater most of the year.
It is thus shallow and attracts a large number of birds. Part of the year, flamingo's can also be seen, as in these photos's.
In the background, the Jerer, a mountain that rises some'1000 metres above the landscape and can therefore be seen far in the perimeter.
My name is Arie Maasland (1976). I lived in Ethiopia for over four years, during which time I spent a lot of time taking nature photos: birds, landscapes and macro photos (insects, flowers, butterflies).
Ethiopian nature is beautiful and the photographic conditions are often favourable (read: lots..
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