A slumbering flamingo nestles its head in its feathers. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

A pack of flamingos. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

The Caribbean flamingo has spindly legs and a long neck, and is up to 1.83m tall. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

Nest mounds rise from the mud like miniature volcanic mountains. Each couple lays one egg in the late winter or early spring. It takes about 30 days of incubation before hatching. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

Once the chick begins to chirp from inside the egg, flamingo parents peck at the shells to help them hatch. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

A newly hatched flamingo chick. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

A flamingo chick a few minutes after hatching. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

Flamingo chicks are grey and fluffy. Although they can fly by the age of three months and are almost fully grown after one year, they will not turn pink until they are four years old. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

Up to 1.83m tall, with a wingspan of 1.5 to 1.83m, the Caribbean flamingos look less awkward in flight. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

A pack of Caribbean flamingos in flight. The Bahamas are home to the largest colony of the greater or Caribbean flamingo in the western hemisphere.

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