Amazing Island Nature: the fabulous flamingo
Don't you think flamingos are some of the very most gorgeous island creatures? I just learned that this stunningly beautiful bird's name comes from the Spanish or Portuguese word flamengo, meaning "with the color of flame." How could you not love a bird with a name like that? Or with such improbably long (but nonetheless practical) legs? (Flamingos in the botanical garden, Guadeloupe. Photo by Zickie Allgrove.) On an island getaway last summer to Guadeloupe, we Island Runaway