*Toots a fanfare*...hello and welcome to WWT Washington's first Chilean flamingo chick of the season!
It arrived on Saturday 5 September and is now quite visible on the nest, with its parents already encouraging it to stand and stretch those new little legs.
There are three more eggs still to hatch so fingers - and wings! - crossed that they arrive safe and sound.
This is the second year in a row that our flock has laid its own eggs following a seven-season hiatus, during which our team of staff and volunteers hand-reared 29 flamingo chicks to be integrated with the existing birds in a bid to encourage them to breed naturally.
Which they did! Clever flamingos.
Hear more about their journey during our daily talks at 11.45am and 3.15pm.
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