Happy Pink Flamingo Day!
Did you know that June 23 is Pink Flamingo Day?
Pink Flamingo Day was declared in 2007 by Dean Mazzaralla, the mayor of Leominster, MA to honor the work of Don Featherstone, creator of the plastic lawn flamingo. Featherstone sculpted these pink flamingos in 1957 while working for Union Products, Inc.
Although primarily seen wading, flamingos are also good at flying and swimming!
There are 6 species of Flamingo.
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Their pink, orange or red color coloring is derived from carotenoid pigments in the shrimp, plankton, algae & crustaceans they eat.
The word “flamingo” comes from the Spanish and Latin word “flamenco” which means fire, and refers to the bright color of the birds’ feathers.
The backward bending “knee” of a flamingo’s leg is actually the bird’s ankle. The actual knee is very close to the body and is not visible through the bird’s plumage.
When flying in a flock, the top speed of a flamingo can be as high as 35 miles per hour.
There are only six species of flamingos, but they are found around the world from the Caribbean and South America to Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Parent flamingos feed their chicks exclusively crop milk for 5-12 days after hatching. This high fat, high protein substance is not like mammalian milk, but is excellent nutrition for growing chicks.
A adult flamingo’s legs can be 30-50 inches long, which is longer than their entire body.
The most prominent threats to flamingos include predators, habitat loss and poaching for decorative feathers as well as humans hunting flamingos to gather eggs as food or to harvest their tongues as meat.
A flamingo chick’s bill is small and straight, but will develop the distinct “break” curve after a few months.
The word “flamingo” comes from the Spanish and Latin word “flamenco” which means fire, and refers to the bright color of the birds’ feathers.
The backward bending “knee” of a flamingo’s leg is actually the bird’s ankle. The actual knee is very close to the body and is not visible through the bird’s plumage.
When flying in a flock, the top speed of a flamingo can be as high as 35 miles per hour.
There are only six species of flamingos, but they are found around the world from the Caribbean and South America to Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Parent flamingos feed their chicks exclusively crop milk for 5-12 days after hatching. This high fat, high protein substance is not like mammalian milk, but is excellent nutrition for growing chicks.
A adult flamingo’s legs can be 30-50 inches long, which is longer than their entire body.
The most prominent threats to flamingos include predators, habitat loss and poaching for decorative feathers as well as humans hunting flamingos to gather eggs as food or to harvest their tongues as meat.
A flamingo chick’s bill is small and straight, but will develop the distinct “break” curve after a few months.
May 29 or June 23 ?
Happy Pink Flamingo Day!
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