Aw, I've been there many times. Loved the place. Had several life birds + saw that giant alligator there. Wish I could go back. My wife didn't like Port Aransas, not enough for her to do. Not sure if I'll ever make it back. Dang it.
@OspreyFlyer - Thanks for watching. Yes, indeed, aside from the Flamingo, a wonderful sanctuary. "Boots" the giant alligator is still there, resting under one of the observation decks. He must be 12 feet long. Yikes! Hopefully, you can figure out a way to make it back there one day!
Wow! This beautiful bird is unusual for that particular place. Probably, she/he had a very long flight to land there. Flamingos usually stay in flocks, it will be boring for bird to stay along... :-)
Anatoliy, Thanks for watching. Agreed, she probably won't stay too much longer. She does seem to find plenty of food, hardly ever bringing her head above the water.
Feel sad for her. Do you think she knows how to fly back? This year I designated a part of my garden with a variety of Pink Flamingos objects. Tastefully done. Yep guest bathroom has a Pink Flamingo theme. My business is called 🦩. Have always been fascinated by these birds. Loved this segment👏.
@gracie2298 - I'm afraid after vacactioning in Port Aransas for a few months, the beautiful flamingo appears to have gone with the wind, flushed out perhaps by Tropical Storm Alberto which passed by the area early last week. I haven't seen her included on any ebird.org observation list for about 3 days. Hopefully she got out safely and will find a new home soon. There were 4 flamingos observed near Galveston Bay for several days before Alberto and they are also now gone. Hopefully these wandering birds can eventually find their way back to their original home one day. Thanks for watching my video!
I saw that Florida has 104 Flamingos which arrived because of a hurricane. I was hoping that we could arrange transportation to get her from either Port Aransas to Galveston Bay or Miami. I don’t usually advocate interfering but a single Flamingo is in too much danger of being harmed. I hope that the five Texas flamingos find their way to a safe and bountiful place. Thank you for posting! My father was in the US Navy and while stationed in Corpus Christi, I was born at the military hospital. Growing up during the time when westerns were very popular and Roy Rogers was the childhood hero, I fancied myself to be a “real cowgirl” although I hadn’t lived in Texas since I was four! My parents supported the notion, getting me a cowgirl outfit, complete with a pair of six shooters, a holster and cowboy hat. They had my photo taken on a pony. I honestly thought that I was the real deal! 🤠 ruclips.net/video/DL7ut6PbYCM/видео.htmlsi=vinTzjFdygSPL8Wj
UPDATE 6/24/24: The Port Aransas flamingo has returned to Leonabelle Turnbull sanctuary where she is an absolute star! The Galveston 4 are still at large and hopefully staying safe.
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Aw, I've been there many times. Loved the place. Had several life birds + saw that giant alligator there. Wish I could go back. My wife didn't like Port Aransas, not enough for her to do. Not sure if I'll ever make it back. Dang it.
@OspreyFlyer - Thanks for watching. Yes, indeed, aside from the Flamingo, a wonderful sanctuary. "Boots" the giant alligator is still there, resting under one of the observation decks. He must be 12 feet long. Yikes! Hopefully, you can figure out a way to make it back there one day!
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Wow! This beautiful bird is unusual for that particular place. Probably, she/he had a very long flight to land there. Flamingos usually stay in flocks, it will be boring for bird to stay along... :-)
Anatoliy, Thanks for watching. Agreed, she probably won't stay too much longer. She does seem to find plenty of food, hardly ever bringing her head above the water.
Feel sad for her. Do you think she knows how to fly back? This year I designated a part of my garden with a variety of Pink Flamingos objects. Tastefully done. Yep guest bathroom has a Pink Flamingo theme. My business is called 🦩. Have always been fascinated by these birds. Loved this segment👏.
@gracie2298 - I'm afraid after vacactioning in Port Aransas for a few months, the beautiful flamingo appears to have gone with the wind, flushed out perhaps by Tropical Storm Alberto which passed by the area early last week. I haven't seen her included on any ebird.org observation list for about 3 days. Hopefully she got out safely and will find a new home soon. There were 4 flamingos observed near Galveston Bay for several days before Alberto and they are also now gone. Hopefully these wandering birds can eventually find their way back to their original home one day. Thanks for watching my video!
I saw that Florida has 104 Flamingos which arrived because of a hurricane. I was hoping that we could arrange transportation to get her from either Port Aransas to Galveston Bay or Miami. I don’t usually advocate interfering but a single Flamingo is in too much danger of being harmed. I hope that the five Texas flamingos find their way to a safe and bountiful place. Thank you for posting!
My father was in the US Navy and while stationed in Corpus Christi, I was born at the military hospital. Growing up during the time when westerns were very popular and Roy Rogers was the childhood hero, I fancied myself to be a “real cowgirl” although I hadn’t lived in Texas since I was four! My parents supported the notion, getting me a cowgirl outfit, complete with a pair of six shooters, a holster and cowboy hat. They had my photo taken on a pony. I honestly thought that I was the real deal! 🤠
ruclips.net/video/DL7ut6PbYCM/видео.htmlsi=vinTzjFdygSPL8Wj
UPDATE 6/24/24: The Port Aransas flamingo has returned to Leonabelle Turnbull sanctuary where she is an absolute star! The Galveston 4 are still at large and hopefully staying safe.
Thanks for watching and thanks for posting the link to the local news report on flamingos. Very interesting!