Exploring the beautiful Flamingos at the shores of the Lakes.
Exploring the beautiful Flamingos at the shores of the Lakes. The pink line that steals our heart many miles away. Did you know that that line was a colony of flamboyance. Is it that amazing?
Lets know a little bit of these flamingos
Flamingoes are wading birds distributed throughout America Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are known to standing on one of their leg while the one is tucked beneath their bodies.
Did you know that their colour would reveal how healthy they are?
Their pink or reddish color comes from carotenoids of animal and plants plankton in their diet.
A well-fed, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly colored, thus a more desirable mate. It can be white or pale if unhealthy or malnourished. Captive flamingos are a notable exception, they may turn a pale pink if they are not fed carotene at levels comparable to the wild.
Flamingos are filter feeders and mostly feed on the blue-green algae and other creatures found in the water bodies.
We have greater and lesser flamingos
Greater flamingos
They are the tallest and heaviest
Lesser flamingos
Shorter and weigh less than their counter parts.
Something interesting to learn about Flamingos in Kenya
In Kenya, they can be found in Lake Nakuru, Lake Elmentaita, Lake Bogoria as well as Lake Magadi.
They prefer to breed at the Lake Natron in Tanzania. Hence known as their breeding site.
They migrate in huge colonies forming a beautiful V shape in the skies.
Their movements and migration are dictated by
Conservation status
They are not endangered, they are considered
But this is prone to change in future due to the declining of their habitats and breeding grounds.
Wow! I would Love to see the flamingos in Kenya. When I was younger in my 20s and 30s I used to visit Florida on a regular basis and I had numerous opportunities to see the beautiful lovely Flamingos of Florida. When my Dad was alive we went on a Wildlife tour of the Everglades which are located in Florida. Other than getting bitten by mosquitoes we had a great time. Kenya is on my retirement list of countries in Africa to visit.
That will super awesome. Welcome to our beautiful nation. You will get to enjoy flamingos and many other awesome wildlife. Not forgeting the amazing kenyans. Traveling and visiting wildlife is great for our souls.
Thanks for the great photos. I love flamingos but Rhinos & Elephants have my heart!
Thank you very much. You favorite wildlife are rare and one of a kind just like you.
Can you give me an idea of who tdelivers the most to your area? UPS? FEDEX? DHL? I want to hear what you and Ester think of your custom fragrances. They will be strong at first let them air some. 🙂
DHL will be okay. Eagerly waiting to wear the wonder lust.
Beautiful photos and thanks for sharing a bit about the flamingos!!
Thank you very much
My youngest niece is mad about flamingos. She can’t probounce their name yet, though, but she loves her stuffed “Mingo”. Beautiful animals indeed 🙂
That’s so adorable. Hope she will get to meet “Mingo” as they wade or fly.
That’d be nice! I hope so, too 🙂
Awesome
Love the pictures
Kind regards,
Thank you
They are a colourful addition to any lake
True. Especially from aerial view.
I love flamingos! This is a very informative post. I wrote two children’s books featuring a flamingo named Franky—Franky the Finicky Flamingo; and Franky the Thirsty Flamingo.
That’s great. Allowing children an opportunity to understand the beauty and importance of birds like flamingoes. Hence build a good base for a generation that will value nature and wildlife.
Yes, absolutely!! Plus, the finicky one teaches importance of trying new things and the thirsty one is about keeping our environment clean
This is very helpful. Thumbs up for a good job.
Thank you!!