Plastic Flamingo Research Center (PFRC)

An institution dedicated to all things flamingo and the preservation of our little, pink, plastic friends in the Florida Keys and around the world ! Please feel free to submit your own plastic flamingo photos and news for consideration.

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We're Going to Need a Bigger Float!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water.

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Summer is Almost Here!

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Sleeping in the Flamingo Position? What you should know.

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Happy New Year 2026

Artificial intelligence has changed the flamingo game forever!

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"Freedom"

Flamingo #492 escaped from a Kansas zoo in 2005. This photo was taken in Texas in 2022.

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"Happy Cinco de Mayo"

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"Showing Off"

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"Little One"

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"So Many Flamingo Books"

Funky and fussy...but what about fabulous and friendly?!

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Do blue flamingos exist?

Despite many alleged sightings, images and claims of their existence , blue flamingos do not in fact exist. The idea of blue flamingos is qu

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Robin Williams

1951-2014

Comedian, actor, and humanitarian. 10 years without the laughter.

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National Mental Health Hotline [phone]

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https://www.flkeysnews.com/article287971455.html

"Flamingos Flocking to the Florida Everglades?"

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"Birds of a Feather..."

...flock together...but only if you classify them correctly! It would appear there have been mistakes made in the classification of birds all these years. Really, they lumped flamingos and doves into the same category??!

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"Flight Attendant Saves the Day"

Flamingo eggs saved in midair rescue effort.

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Another very apropos Christmas card I have received!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.