After leaving the Camargue, in France, the flamingos seek refuge in Sardinia on their migratory journey towards Africa. Up until 1993 the only European areas where pink flamingos nested and bred were the Camargue in France and the Fuente De Pietra lagoon in southern Spain. However, since 1993 these beautiful birds have surprisingly taken to nesting in this lagoon, just behind the city of Cagliari(where I live) and, from a colony of about 1500 birds, thousands of flamingos have been born.
My mom's house is just infront of the lagoon, so it's cool to drive along the road and admire these gracious animals. I've been wanting to stop and take some pictures of them and so finally today I did!
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Crazy - we only see those guys at the SD Zoo!
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