Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) are recognized for their long and slender legs and their brilliant pink plumage. They do not ...

First to spot the wayward bird was Cathy Blinken ... After that, it lowered its head into the water to dig up algae and invertebrates from the floor with its hooked beak. On the other side ...

Roseate spoonbills are the only pink bird you’re likely to spot in the ... Anhingas prefer fresh water while cormorants favor salt water. This large (more than 3 feet tall) white wading bird ...

Sometimes mistaken for the larger and rarer flamingo, roseate spoonbills can sometimes be seen in large groups. "These bright pink birds with long ... clues to changes in water quality and ...

early water birds can be seen. Canada geese and trumpeter swans are here to take advantage of these water sites. Both of these large water birds are also very loud and it is often hard not to ...

They’ve also in recent years confused fishers and scientists as they’ve appeared in large numbers ... Drought and water management may be pushing the birds farther west toward more reliable ...