The first days of spring brought a lot of warming and a lot of excitement among the birds
These are the first days when we can admire the birds in the enclosure, flamingos are looking for the first heat and basking in the sun's rays.
They can stand motionless for many hours on one leg. They cuddle their flexible neck in feathers and savor the remnants of heat.
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Pink flamingos that live in captivity are basically white. When it spreads its wings, bright orange, pink and sometimes even red discoloration can be seen everywhere. In nature, flamingos consume large amounts of algae and plankton, which contain a substance called astaxanthin, which is a natural red dye that changes the color of flamingo's plumage.
In captivity, flamingos deprived of their natural food fade and their plumage becomes white. Although carrots containing carotene are added to the food, it does not significantly affect the color of the flamingo's plumage - they still look white.
It is a beautiful period for them, because they will soon find themselves in closed rooms and, unfortunately, they will tire there until the first warm spring days.
Other birds also benefited from this warm aura. On the catwalk there were cranes and a veteran of our zoo, the marabou Marek.
