Florida’s Wild Flamingos: The Native Bird That Came Home
For decades people assumed Florida’s flamingos were escapees from racetracks and zoos. New science says otherwise: the flamingo is native to Florida, and it is slowly coming back.
For decades people assumed Florida’s flamingos were escapees from racetracks and zoos. New science says otherwise: the flamingo is native to Florida, and it is slowly coming back.
They are nine inches tall, stand guard on long legs, and live in burrows in the ground, not trees. In Cape Coral, thousands of burrowing owls share the neighborhood.