A baby Chilean flamingo walks near its father

A baby Chilean flamingo walks near its father, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The chick was born on Oct. 3, 2010, and is one of two chicks born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. Baby flamingos can take up to two or three years to fully develop the pink feathers of mature adults.




A baby Chilean flamingo swims Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The chick was born on Oct. 3, 2010, and is one of two chicks born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. Baby flamingos can take up to two or three years to fully develop the pink feathers of mature adults.




A baby Chilean flamingo stands near its father, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The chick was born on Oct. 3, 2010, and is one of two chicks born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. Baby flamingos can take up to two or three years to fully develop the pink feathers of mature adults.



A baby Chilean flamingo drinks water, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The chick was born on Oct. 3, 2010, and is one of two chicks born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. Baby flamingos can take up to two or three years to fully develop the pink feathers of mature adults.





A baby Chilean flamingo drinks water, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The chick was born on Oct. 3, 2010, and is one of two chicks born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. Baby flamingos can take up to two or three years to fully develop the pink feathers of mature adults.




A nesting Chilean flamingo adjusts the position of a wooden "dummy egg," Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Two chicks have been born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. Nesting birds such as the one shown here are given wooden "dummy eggs" to sit on that will be exchanged for their real eggs two days before their chicks hatch, which allows the eggs to be cared for and incubated by zoo staff in a more protected environment.




A nesting Chilean flamingo adjusts the position of a wooden "dummy egg," Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Two chicks have been born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. Nesting birds such as the one shown here are given wooden "dummy eggs" to sit on that will be exchanged for their real eggs two days before their chicks hatch, which allows the eggs to be cared for and incubated by zoo staff in a more protected environment.




A baby Chilean flamingo stands near its father, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The chick was born on Oct. 3, 2010, and is one of two chicks born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. Baby flamingos can take up to two or three years to fully develop the pink feathers of mature adults.



photo: AP photo