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Are there flamingos to photograph in Fuente de Piedra in late December?

Asked by Hiltunnee (4points) December 14th, 2022 from iPhone

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How do flamingos hold cameras?

According to the Anadalusia web site:

The best time to see flamingos in Spain, at Fuente de Piedra, is between February and May, when almost thirty thousand birds take residence on the lake, to breed. From the end of April – beginning of May you will get to see the small flamingo chicks following their parents, learning how to feed and fly.

During the wet seasons, when it rains a lot, the best time to see flamingos in Spain, at Fuente de Piedra, is between August and September. The inland lagoon in Fuente de Piedra is one of the most important of its kind in Europe, hosting the largest breeding colony of the greater flamingos in the Mediterranean and northwest Africa. In some years there are up to 15,000 chicks born here during the breeding season.

Each flamingo pair will lay one large egg only, and both the female and the male will take turns incubating it. It takes around 29 days before the chick hatches. After 7 days, the chicks leave the nest and start exploring their surroundings. They usually gather in large groups called creches. It is interesting to know that flamingo parents recognise their own chick among all the others in the creche, and that they will only feed their own offspring.
During summer, because of the heat, the lake dries out and the flamingos migrate to Africa together with their now grown chicks who have learned how to fly.

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