Flamingo update
WWT Washington's Chilean flamingos chicks (or 'flamingilings', as they're affectionately known) have finished hatching and we now have 25 in total!
That's a whole lot of flamingo to hand-rear, but our dedicated staff and volunteers are more than up to the job. You can meet them (as well as their fluffy charges) every day at 1pm at the duckery, when they'll be feeding the bumper brood.
While our youngest chick Scarlett is only days old, the eldest are now bonding and socialising in a makeshift crèche, which mimics what they would do in the wild.
Many thanks to our local Carpet Right store for the much-needed carpet samples, which stop their little feet slipping and keep them warm :-)
