For a 'red' future: Flamingo chicks get tagged in Spain
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On August 17, 2019 during a trip to monitor the evolution of Flamingos, volunteers helped with many activities including tagging and weighing the flamingo chicks near the Fuente de Piedra Lake, 70 kilometers from Malaga, Spain.

The Fuente de Piedra Lake, which is the most important breeding ground for flamingos in the Iberian Peninsula, is also a nature reserve and a haven for birds, with over 170 different species recorded.

Flamingo chicks at dawn. /VCG Photo

Flamingo chicks at dawn. /VCG Photo

The flamingo chicks will turn from grey to red as they become adults. /VCG Photo

The flamingo chicks will turn from grey to red as they become adults. /VCG Photo

Volunteers are weighing a flamingo chick. /VCG Photo

Volunteers are weighing a flamingo chick. /VCG Photo

Flamingo chicks stand in the lake. /VCG Photo

Flamingo chicks stand in the lake. /VCG Photo

The flamingo is a type of wading bird that has four species, which are distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. The name "flamingo” comes from Spanish or Portuguese and means “flame-colored” as the bird manifests red on its body. A flamingo chick's feathers will remain grey until it becomes an adult.

(Cover image: A flamingo chick with a volunteer. /VCG Photo)

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