• Tour New York City Through Its... Flamingos

  • Take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point.

  • Take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point.

  • Take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point.

They don’t belong in New York City, and yet flamingos are everywhere.

If you look closely.

So, join me now on a journey through the city of New York through its flamingos.

Our journey begins in the Upper West Side of New York, at the American Natural History Museum. The Sanford Hall of North American Birds has on permanent display a large 1904 mural by American ornithologist, illustrator and artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Fuertes' illustrations are considered by orinthologists as some of the most accurate and natural depictions of birds. His mural at the museum depicts flamingos’ nests in the Bahama Islands, which Fuertes made based on studies and photographs of the actual location. Unlike other birds, flamingos are extremely social and gregarious, and they nest in large groups, using mudflats to create cylindrical nests.

At 20 feet in length, the mural is massive. It’s impossible to photograph, but every time I visit the museum, I pay a visit to Fuertes masterpiece and try to capture it.

Next, we take a trip downtown.