Featherstone the pink flamingo has spoken. After not seeing his shadow at the 10th annual Groundhog Day with Featherstone ceremony bright and early on Friday morning in Monument ...

(WFLA) — A vibrant pink flamingo, located at Sarasota Jungle ... Their feathers turn a beautiful shade of pink due to pigment from their diet of aquatic invertebrates, like shrimp.

I asked the dozen Florida folks seated around the table why the flamingo is so often used as a symbol for Florida. “Because it’s so striking and pink.” “Because it’s so beautiful.” ...