Today is World Migratory Bird Day in Latin and South America, so to honor the occasion we"ve chosen these flamingos, rising above the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. Changes in daylight hours and food availability can trigger seasonal migrations in many bird species, including flamingos. American flamingos like these will migrate relatively short distances, usually to ensure a steady food supply. Found mainly throughout the Caribbean, their range extends as far north as southern Florida.
Birds of a feather
Today in History
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Valentines Day
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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Château de Villandry, France
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A horse of many colors
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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It’s showtime for a precious crop
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Making it work—in Norway
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
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Happy International Astronomy Day!
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
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Up in the Highlands
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Pollinator Week
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Dark Sky Week
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Freeze frame
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Lobster tales
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In the Garden of Europe
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Welcome to California
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Behold the blood moon
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Poinsettia Day
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
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A ‘Superior’ paddle
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Can you see the family resemblance?
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A viewer with a view