The flamingo is a distinctly colony bird. In large groups, it inhabits lagoons and lakes of South America. Its preferred habitat is shallow, muddy water. Not only does it find its food there, but water and mud are also the two components it needs, to make its nest. Through an elaborate mating ritual throughout the colony, of marching, turning neck and head, calling and brushing each other's feathers, all female flamingos in the colony lay their eggs almost at the same time and also breed at the same time. This makes it very difficult for potential enemies. After all, pecking an egg from a bird nesting alone is much easier than attacking a lot of nesting birds. Of course, the birds on the outside of the nesting area enjoy the least and those in the centre the most protection. A young flamingo is grey and has a straight bill. For the first few weeks, it receives a kind of milk from its parents. This is produced in the upper parts of the stomach and given to the young through the beak #ouwehandsdierenpark
Hi, I am Rita Kuenen
Born and raised in the 1970s in the south of the country and mother of three children. In the era of analogue photography I was often found with my camera. I got my first digital camera after the birth of my son in 2003.
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