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Greater Flamingo

Phenicopterus ruber

Photo by NicoleB
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Marshlands

Notes:

Greater Flamingo (German: Rosa Flamingo)

There are (as far as I know) around 200 resident Flamingos here in Kuwait (some breed here).
During migration the HDC in 2008 was close to 3000.

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Comments (9)
NicoleB
Thanks, Molly! That was when my friend (a Non-birder) went and got too close and spooked them off ;)
NicoleB
Thanks! Wish I could have gotten closer, but I didn't want to spook them (someone else did later anyway). One day when I 'grow up' I want to have a LONG lens ;-)

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PublishedJuly 25, 2011

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