Tag: American Flamingo

Video: American Flamingos at Merritt Island

Roger Simmons, April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

I’ve previously only taken still images of these amazing pink birds, who have been hanging around Merritt Island since 2023.

Roger Simmons, April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

There were just nine American Flamingos when I last visited the refuge on March 27, but there are way more now.

Roger Simmons, April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

It’s not like they actually left, but they seem to be in less remote parts of the 140,000-acre refuge.

Roger Simmons, January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Here are my favorite photographs that I took in 2025, based on the subjects or the lighting or the location.

Roger Simmons, August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

When I visited them in early July, there were still 14 at Bird Island. Recent posts say their numbers dropped to seven as August began.

Roger Simmons, June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

While other birds swept into the area by storms returned home, the flamingos at Merritt Island decided to, perhaps, make it their new home.

Roger Simmons, June 7, 2025June 9, 2025

We’re coming up on the one-and-a-half-year anniversary of flamingos coming to the Indian River at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Roger Simmons, May 2, 2025May 1, 2025

On a recent Saturday morning, the number of flamingos that continues to hang around Bird Island totaled14.

Roger Simmons, April 18, 2025April 18, 2025

On a recent Sunday morning outing to see and photograph the pretty-in-pink birds, I counted 32 flamingos present.

Roger Simmons, March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

The flamingos were in a different spot this time, but there were more than 20 of them gathered near Bird Island when I photographed them..