Flamingo's, who knew! (bird, Alabama, Florida)

[blktoptrvl]

I didn't.

Took a walk through the zoo today and came across a exhibit of Flamingo's. They seemed to average a height of about 4.5'.

I think I need to go to the zoo more often.

[greatblueheron]

Most of the time when I see them they are bent over feeding

YES, you have a wonderful zoo in Columbia...visit as often as you can, what a treat!

[grega94]

Apparently for over a century scientists have been debating whether flamingos are native to Florida and the consensus has been that they are not native. However new studies prove that flamingos are in fact native to Florida.

Are flamingos native to Florida? Scientists solve century-old mystery | Miami Herald

[Parnassia]

I've always thought it amazing that flamingos are found on every continent except Antarctica and Australia. Very very few other species can claim that! For plants I think its yarrow and fireweed.

[DragonflyMom]

We have Sandhill Cranes here in Venice, FL and they are also vert tall. I’m 5’4” and some of the cranes are at least as tall as me.

[Dirt Grinder]

The tallest bird in North America is the Whooping crane. We have a flock that winters here, in North Alabama.

[ByeByeLW]

We had the thrill of seeing the Palm Beach county flock.

Out in the middle of nowhere and not very close up but wow!!!

[Slytrix]

Have a flamingos living around San Diego bay right now. No zoos are missing any and this one has a leg band.