Columbian Ground Squirrel
Up close
Stink Bugs on Gaillardia
Wild Animals of Alberta Set page 1
Almost in the crosswalk
Fall by the Beaver Pond
Black-billed Magpie
Mule Deer in sunlight
Hello
North American Robin
Keeping watch
Great Horned Owl
Red, white and black on blue
Proud Mama
Looking up
Nodding Onion
Birds of Alberta Set, page 8
Redheads and Buffleheads
Ring-billed Gull
Tartarian Honeysuckle
No star or angel
Purple rays
First sign of spring
Upside down
Superb Starling
Into the great wide open
Silver
Under a sky of blue
Canada Goose
Who are you?
Northern Hedysarum
Balsam Poplar
Little bandit
Pelicans in the mist
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Canvasback
Canmore to Calgary
Ring-necked Pheasant
Northern Flicker 2
Male Mallard
Northern Flicker
For me?
Ring-necked Pheasant 2
Old car 1
Old car 3
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Another Flamingo photo taken at the Calgary Zoo. Did you know that a group of flamingos is called a "pat"? "Young flamingos hatch with grey plumage, but the feathers of an adult range from light pink to bright red, due to carotenoids obtained from their food supply. A flamingo that is well fed and healthy is vibrantly coloured bright pink or red. The pinker a flamingo is, the more desirable it is as a mate. A white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or suffering from a lack of food. Notable exceptions are the flamingos in captivity, many of which turned a pale pink as they are not fed foods containing sufficient amounts of carotene. This is changing as more zoos begin to add shrimp and other supplements to the diets of their flamingos. All flamingos have 12 black flight feathers in each wing" (from Wikipedia).
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