Description

Today's episode is all about Florida's pink birds, including the iconic roseate spoonbill and American flamingo.

Learn More:

• Read the NPR article we discussed about Hurricane Idalia and Flamingo sightings.
• View iNaturalist observations of Flamingos since 2020

How to Help:

• Don't feed water birds: Read why, here.
• Respect wildlife - view from a distance! Watch a short video about 'Rule of Thumb' for wildlife viewing, here.
• Submit your observations to iNaturalist.

Sources:

• https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Tern/overview 
• https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/waterbirds/american-flamingo/ 
• https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/waterbirds/roseate-spoonbill/ 

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If you're active on iNaturalist, consider joining our iNaturalist project, Naturally Florida's Listener Observations, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/naturally-florida-s-listener-observations