The Fuente de Piedra Lagoon is in the Málaga province just a few hours from us. It is a beautiful wetland most noted by being used by the greater flamingo for its annual reproduction cycle. Many other rare birds also call this lagoon home. This flamingo colony is the largest on the Iberian Peninsula. Another stopover of these flamingos is the Doñana National Park. Starting in February, thousands of flamingos fly in and take up residence. They build nests on the small island on the lake and by the end of April or beginning of May the flamingo chicks hatch. The lagoon is fed by underwater springs that pass through mineral salt deposits. It is the salt water that attracts the flamingos. Since it is spring-fed and is very shallow evaporation is the main cause of water loss. In a good year it is less than one meter deep at its deepest point.
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