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1,000 Beautiful Flamingos Land in Ukraine’s War Zone
Even war zones can experience rare moments of beauty.
This week, over 1,000 pink flamingos landed in southern Ukraine in an attempt to form a stable colony. This is a welcome change of tone for a country that has been at war for almost two years.
The birds landed at Tuzlivski Lymany, a picturesque national park on the Black Sea coast.
Looking at a map of the front, we can see that the Flamingos landed fairly close to the front line near Kherson:
In a Facebook post, Tuzlivski Lymany Park said, “Our experts say that 1,114 pink flamingos have arrived. This is the largest number of these birds recorded by scientists on the territory of the Park. Almost all are adults, but there are also some chicks this year. Several birds were ringed with white rings (it was not possible to determine their origin), and one bird with a blue ring — this guest is Italian.”
Granted, I normally write about conflict — and particularly, technology in conflict. But I can’t help but find this story absolutely delightful!
