Front:
29
Fransgo
FIRST DAY
OF ISSUE
Oct. 1,1992
Coteans, LA 70113
CHUCK
RIPPER
Back:
GREATER FLAMINGOS
First Day of Issue: October 1, 1992
First Issue Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Flamingos are strikingly beautiful birds that feed on small
aquatic animals. Their long legs and necks allow them to
wade and feed in relatively deep water. They have filter-
like beaks which enable them to sift their food from salt
lakes and brackish lagoons. Flamingos are long-lived
birds — some zoo specimens have lived more than 30
years — that develop slowly. They are not fully grown
until their second year, and do not breed until their sixth.
Breeding grounds are located in remote areas near water.
There, flamingos gather in huge colonies numbering in
the hundreds of thousands. These exotic birds make a
spectacular sight during the early breeding season. They
stand together in loose groups and perform ritualized
stretching and preening movements in sequence. This
ceremony helps to separate the individual birds ready for
reproduction from the group at large.
No. 92-124
First Day of Issue Postcard Collection™
©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001
Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Chuck Ripper
Fleetwood
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTCARD
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
