Look What The Hurricane Blew In

Mississippi Gustav Some pink feathered friends found their way to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Gustav. WATCH FLAMINGOS IN ACTION
by Steven Norris
Published: Tue, September 09, 2008 - 12:41 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, September 09, 2008 - 1:57 pm CST
Pink flamingos aren't a common sight on the Gulf Coast, but a man assessing damage from Hurricane Gustav caught a pair of the birds wading near Long Beach, Mississippi. Scott Gordon, shellfish bureau director for the Mississipi Department of Marine Resources, sent News 5 video he shot Last Tuesday. The flamingos get their unique pink coloring from the beta carotene in their diet, much of which comes from shrimp and bacteria.

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hardattackrn1969 Says:
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 10:33 pm

What is the world coming to?  Bears climbing trees, drowned nutria on the beaches, people getting a “salted” and beat with their own sausages.and now Pink Flamingo’s in the Gulf…

rosepetal
rosepetal Says:
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 7:17 pm

alister , oh no then you know obama would have to have one. it would not be a pretty sight seeing obama wearing one.

KxVicious
KxVicious Says:
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 6:04 pm

So you’re saying, I can go to Mississippi and come back with a nutria fur coat with flamingo feather trim?

alister fiend
alister fiend Says:
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 4:56 pm

shhh dont tell sarah palin she might need a new pink boa.

rosepetal
rosepetal Says:
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 2:58 pm

lol bamabob

BamaBob
BamaBob Says:
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 2:57 pm

Better looking than a dead nutria…..

MeAmerican
MeAmerican Says:
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 2:28 pm

Cool! But are they sure these weren’t taken from someones yard. I mean they are real and not plastic, right?

rosepetal
rosepetal Says:
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 2:25 pm

simply amazing!!!!!

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