Colony
Our Flamingo Colony
In the mid 1990s we released a flock of plastic flamingos into the wild in the woods behind our home. This is their story.
Our Flamingo Colony - Part 1
 When we got married Tom Bruce and Judith Pratt gave us a pair of pink flamingo lawn ornaments as a wedding gift. Then, when we bought our new house they forgot and gave us another pair. Dan decided they ought to live in the woods, and Karen agreed with the stipulation that they must not be seen from the house. So our Flamingo Colony was born, and the four flamingos lived happily in the woods. We took Ben for nature walks in the woods (Allison is now old enough to go, too), and when we "discovered" the flamingos a good time was had by all.Ben got Dan a great "Flamingo Crossing" sign, which we put at the foot of the bridge that goes over our stream and leads to the part of the woods where the flamingo colony is. |
Our Flamingo Colony - Part 2
 This May a new flamingo came to our house from Minnesota. It is a different variety from the ones already in our flamingo preserve. We decided to release it into the wild and see how well it does. |
Our Flamingo Colony - Part 3
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Our Flamingo Colony - Part 4
Ben released his bird, and then watched proudly as his sister released hers. Allison had cleverly worn a magenta sweatshirt so the birds would think she was one of them, and not be startled.