A Book of Birds

Moore-Park, Carton · 1956

50 OLD BAILEY, LONDON, E. C. AND GLASGOW AND DUBLIN [Illustration] The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water. There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way. His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention. The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.…

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