PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from their usual tropical setting.
The birds stood quietly 25 feet (7.6 meters) off Lake Michigan’s western shoreline as waves lapped against their thin legs.
Wildlife biologists hypothesized that the flamingos were pushed north in late August by the strong winds of Hurricane Idalia, the Journal Sentinel reported.
Debbie Gasper of Port Washington made the short trip to the lakefront with her husband, Mark.
She said that before Friday the only flamingos she has seen have been on the couple’s trips to Aruba.
Persons:
Mark Korducki, Jim Edelhuber, Ryan Brady, Idalia, Debbie Gasper, Mark, Gasper, “, ”
Organizations:
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ., Journal Sentinel
Locations:
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