Peaches The Flamingo Flies Away From Fort De Soto: Wildlife Rescue
A rescued flamingo released at Fort De Soto Park was scared off by kite surfers, a Pinellas County wildlife rescue said. (Courtesy of SPCA Tampa Ba...
A rescued flamingo released at Fort De Soto Park was scared off by kite surfers, a Pinellas County wildlife rescue said. (Courtesy of SPCA Tampa Bay) PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Peaches the flamingo, who flew into Pinellas County during Hurricane Idalia at the end of August, has left Fort De Soto Park, Shelley Spagnola-Vickery, founder and director of Birds in Helping Hands Wildlife Rescue , wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday. The waterlogged flamingo was rescued off St. Pete Beach and, after being rehabilitated by the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, was released at Fort De Soto in September with a tracker on its ankle.