As some of you may know, we
have had a resident flamingo staying with us over the winter since
Christmas.
Normally he remains in the
back yard where we can protect him from local dogs and cats. So far, if I leave an orange or a mango out
over night, he seems to be content.
To keep
track of him in the evening, I hook up his L.E.D. collar that illuminates his
location. I hook him up to a current
bush and he appears to brighten up during the long cold nights.
However, last night, I
forgot to unplug his collar before going to bed. It was a dark, moonless night and by morning
we were up to our armpits in flamingos. How
they got off their normal migratory flyway is a mystery to me.
One local birdologist suggest that they only
fly at night. As you can see, if I move
slowly and quietly, they do not seem to be disturbed. I wonder what you call a flock of
flamingos. I suspect it is a “filibuster
of flamingos.”
One thing is for sure, I can’t
feed a whole flock til Spring. They need
to move on. Our local homeowners
association only allows for three pets or birds. So I am hoping I am not turned in by a
neighbor.
Besides, they are starting to
leave peanut-shaped Styrofoam droppings all over the place and my wife is not willing
to pick up after them.
So I am going to
Home Depot to purchase an owl “scarecrow” and mount that on the fence. I hope that will frighten them off before the
city declares our property a litter health hazard.
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