Flamingo

Lake Nakuru is one of the three inter-linked lakes in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. These lakes are home to 13 globally threatened bird species and some of the highest bird diversities in the world. An absolutely incredible feature of Lake Nakuru is the large gatherings of long-legged, long-necked greater and lesser flamingos. The lake's ab
undance of algae attracts these birds that famously line the shore. In fact, Lake Nakuru is the single most important foraging site for the lesser flamingo anywhere, and a major nesting and breeding ground for great white pelicans. It has been described by ornithologists as the greatest bird spectacle in the world

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Love these birds....they have them at Slimbridge...never forgotten that!!!

They are amazing i think i saw them as a kid at Twycross Zoo .x

Chester Zoo as well x

... and it's the eating of the shrimps that makes them pink

xoxox

very pretty

Melody wrote:

... and it's the eating of the shrimps that makes them pink

xoxox

Nearly Melody.....

The pink or reddish colour of flamingos comes from carotenoid proteins in their diet of animal and plant plankton. These proteins are broken down into pigments by liver enzymes. The source of this varies by species, and affects the saturation of colour. Flamingos whose sole diet is blue-green algae are darker in colour compared to those who get it second hand (e.g. from animals that have digested blue-green algae). Zoo-fed flamingos, who often lack the colour enhancer in their diet, may be given food with the additive canthaxanthin.

And that told you Mad Mel xx

It was lurking in the back of my mind that it wasn't the shrimps...sorry Melody xxx

beautiful birds!! i love them!

no longer spellcheck.. more like teacher sheeley!! xx

Collector of useless bits and bobs...that's me..xx

hoarder it is then xx

You are very quick with your remarks this evening Jake!!!

like lightening! xx

Gaga wrote:

like lightening! xx

Oh dear Jake....another spelling mistake!!!

LIGHTNING!!!!

computer told me it was right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx

i saw lots n lots at paignton zoo...

Lightening.....means to lighten...make lighter...like your hair Jake!!!

holten se clapper <3 xx

Ha! Resorting to foreign language that means nothing!!!!

yes it does.. not sure how this ones spelled but thats how its said hahahaha!

Je ne veux pas mourir toute seule -- work it out xx

dovaston wrote:

Melody wrote:

... and it's the eating of the shrimps that makes them pink

xoxox

Nearly Melody.....

The pink or reddish colour of flamingos comes from carotenoid proteins in their diet of animal and plant plankton. These proteins are broken down into pigments by liver enzymes. The source of this varies by species, and affects the saturation of colour. Flamingos whose sole diet is blue-green algae are darker in colour compared to those who get it second hand (e.g. from animals that have digested blue-green algae). Zoo-fed flamingos, who often lack the colour enhancer in their diet, may be given food with the additive canthaxanthin.

I should have said the eating of shrimps (a pigmented crustacean) is one of the ways that they may turn pink..... Flash my Secret Santa's gift in front of them and they'll be sure to blush a pink to very red... Very quickly

xoxox

Oooh Melody....naughty girl!!x


Why Jake....who you taking with you then?

everyone !! xx

Like it Melody!