On Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Nafplio A rare enchanting image with over 50 pink flamingo landed on the coasts in Nafplio/
According to Argolikeseidhseis, beautiful flamingos created an exotic landscape in Nafplio opposite the historic Palamidi, Bourtzi and the Argolic Gulf.
The appearance of these elegant birds gave a beautiful image to the area, despite the strong heatwave that torments Greece, with temperatures exceeding 40 ° C and the fires that burned the country.
Flamingos, known for their striking pink color and their characteristic movements, are usually found in wetlands with salty waters, such as the lagoons of Messolonghi or Cyprus.
Birds of unparalleled beauty, live for more than 30 years, reaching a height of about 1.60 m and weight 3.5 kg. The most striking on them, however, is the color, which is mainly pink of carotene they consume through their food. The more a bird eats, the brighter its color.
In nature, however, there are six different species of flamingos, which live in large flocks that often number hundreds of members.
And flamingos may be a migratory species reproduced in South Europe mainly France, Italy, Turkey, and Spain and North Africa, despite all the last 30 years their population in the Mediterranean has been steadily rise.
In our country it is now a regular migratory visitor and appear in several coastal wetlands, always a pleasant surprise for residents of the areas they visit.
Indeed, the annual and steady visit of pink flamingos in various parts of our country has also changed the tourism model, as it develops a kind of alternative tourism based mainly on birdwatching with flamingos being honored.