We are not sure the average life of a flamingo. One has been on record to have lived as long as 44 years! Larger birds are usually the biggest threat to flamingos. The eggs and chicks are attacked bymany types of vultures and storks.
In some places in the world, flamingo eggs are
sold and eaten as a delicacy. In Roman times
they even ate the tongue of the flamingo!
At the Sea-Side
by Robert Louis Stevenson
When I was down beside the sea
A wooden spade they gave to me
To dig the sandy shore.
My holes were empty like a cup.
In every hole the sea came up,
Till it could come no more.
Meet Uno, my first live turtle find doing Turtle Patrol for the ARK in Port Aransas, Texas. Uno is a young Loggerhead, not feeling well and needing a little help to recover. He/she was loaded on a truck by Ron Smith and Tony Amos, then transported to the ARK and is resting comfortably.
Hope you have a great day!
I grew up in the Corpus Christi area. For 13 years I wandered but came back to the area to raise a family. For 25 years I had a life as an educator, and another as an artist. The past several years, my artist's passion has been creating lampwork beads and the jewelry they become. "Dancing with an angel" is the best way to describe the lampwork experience. My creations are truly unique and are "Not Your Grandma's Beads" for sure. The jewelry reflects the joy I receive from the imperfect earthly elements in our perfect nature.
Baby flamingos can swim before they are even old enough to leave the nest. They begin to grow feathers after one year. Their bill also begins to curve at this time.
Newly hatched flamingos have whitish color feathers, straight bill, and pink legs. They are very limited to movement at this age and can barely move their bill and wings.
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