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January visitors: Flamingos in the pond of the Florence airport

For several years, in winter, many pink flamingos stay for several weeks in the large pond near the Florence airport. It happened again this year: a group of about 60 units arrived. Many young people but also several fully coloured adults. So, on a sunny day, I took a short vacation of a few hours to come and observe them.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos, with the Medici Villa La Petraia in the background
Fenicotteri, con la Villa Medicea la Petraia sullo sfondo
Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos, in the background the Castello area
Fenicotteri con la zona di Castello sullo sfondo
Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Little grebe after the dive
Tuffetto dopo il tuffo.
Querciola pond. Parco della Piana di Sesto, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingo, with the Medici Villa La Petraia in the background
Fenicottero, con la Villa Medicea la Petraia sullo sfondo
Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flock of black-headed gulls - Stormo di Gabbiano comune.
Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Gray heron flying away against the background of the slopes of Monte Morello.
Airone cenerino in volo sullo sfondo delle pendici del Monte Morello.
Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

A quiz: how many flamingos are there in the picture?
Quiz: quanti sono i fenicotteri nella foto?
Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

The answer: four flamingos - Quattro fenicotteri
Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Coot - Folaga. Querciola pond.
Parco della Piana di Sesto, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos, with a very rose one
Fenicotteri, gruppo con un individuo molto colorato
Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.


Flamingos - Fenicotteri. Peretola airport pond, Florence. January 2021.

All this wonder will be destroyed with the construction of the new runway of the Florence airport. Useless, harmful and expensive work.
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