I saw it almost immediately. Can't miss that neck.
Probably flamingoes from a zoo or farm in the U.S. Wild flamingoes eat shrimp that turn their feathers red. Zoo-raised or farm-raised birds don't eat enough of those shrimp, and so they get the striated color.
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Date: 2006-04-20 12:07 am (UTC)I saw it almost immediately. Can't miss that neck.
Probably flamingoes from a zoo or farm in the U.S. Wild flamingoes eat shrimp that turn their feathers red. Zoo-raised or farm-raised birds don't eat enough of those shrimp, and so they get the striated color.
I'm a flamingo nut. :)