Pale pink flamingos at the zoo

by Connie Veneracion on March 10, 2007



Wikipedia says that a flamingo with pale coloring usually means it is not healthy. At the same time, it does not seem to be uncommon for flamingos in captivity to appear pale not necessarily because they are unhealthy but because due of insufficient amounts of carotene in their diet.

I’m not an expert in flamingos but these birds don’t look unhealthy to me. They appear to be talking to one another. :)

these flamingos appear to be talking to each other

how do flamingos talk to each other?

Two flamingos are reflected on the water as they drink.

a flamingo reflected on the water

flamingo drinking water

They’re supposed to be shrimp eaters but these flamingos seem to be feeding on fruits.

a flamingo feeding

flamingos feeding

Photos taken at Avilon Zoo.

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gilbert yap tan 04.09.07 at 6:41 pm

hi connie, i’m friends with jay anf kuya rolly. looooove ur flamingo pix. ewan ko ba pero obsessed ako sa mga flamingos. in my blog, u’ll see my pic with flamingo statues at back (taken at sampaguita gardens in aklan). thanks for making my easter sunday. :-)

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