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Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Notes:

Killed by crazy hunters

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12 Comments

Desertman
Desertman 12 years ago

I loaded another photo, please check it out ... 

annorion
annorion 12 years ago

Wow! I feel really naive sometimes...it's hard for me to imagine going to a preserve or park and people being kicked out for shooting! But am glad to hear you saw those two large flocks.. :) Hopefully the Flamingos will continue to out number the wild shooters.

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

Me neither :/
They kicked one moron out of the nature preserve last week for shooting (at Flamingos).
One of the adults has a broken leg it seemed (a fellow birder saw them).
Saw the small flock again today (guess it's the same) and the adult looked alright (will need to check the pics though).

On a brighter side, saw two flocks of almost 200 if not more Flamingos today too :-)

annorion
annorion 12 years ago

@NicoleB That's very sad to hear. I don't think I'll ever understand kill for 'fun'. Thanks for the info.

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

@annorion
You wish. Nope, birds in Kuwait are killed just for 'fun'

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very sad.
Nicole thanks for the additional info.

annorion
annorion 12 years ago

So sad...a Flamingo seems like such an odd animal to kill...are they killing them for food?

Desertman
Desertman 12 years ago

Done , thanks ...

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

:-)
Click edit (here on your photo), on the right side when you scroll down you will find the missions, click on it and it will open up. Click on Kuwait and save your spotting.
:-)

Desertman
Desertman 12 years ago

I am new for this application so you have to tell me how I go to Kuwait Mission and add them !!

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

Please add this to the Kuwait mission, I would appreciate it!

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

I can't write here what I would like to do with those morons :-(

Here's some background Info:
http://www.kspath.org/latest/item/651-fl...

Desertman
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Desertman

الأحمدي, الاحمدي, Kuwait

Spotted on Jan 7, 2012
Submitted on Jan 8, 2012

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