Flamingos are kinda freaky. They are a pink, stork-like bird that eats algae and feeds its chicks blood red milk. What is going on with that? Luckily we will be digging into these questions in this episode, to join me as find out a couple of fun facts about Flamingos.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at [email protected] and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Links:American Flamingo: https://ebird.org/species/grefla2Colour rant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TtnD4jmCDQ Flamingos related to Grebes: https://www.10000birds.com/exploring-the-relationship-between-flamingos-and-grebes-the-wonderful-birds.htmLamellae: https://asknature.org/strategy/lamellae-filter-food-of-different-sizes/Pink!: https://www.newscientist.com/question/why-are-flamingos-pink/Milk!: https://thepopularflamingo.com/en-au/blogs/posts/flamingos-produce-milk-yep-and-this-is-how-whyOne leg!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIoE18JYGcM

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