FLAMINGOS are fabulous, funny birds, with lots of endearing characteristics, which zoo keeper Issy Wright is getting to know very well. Issy has been hand-rearing baby Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) at Cotswold Wildlife Park and is getting to know the quirky characters in her flock. Late in 2022 I went along to meet Issy and see the brood.
“It's the first time in six years that they've laid eggs,” she explained. “But now it's late in the season and too cold to be sure they'd hatch and be safe with their parents, so I've taken the eggs and incubated them. I
