On Monday, 27 May 2013 a flock of flamingos settled in the old Kom tidal pool on “bird island” in Kommetjie.
Please keep you dogs on leads when walking on bird island.
Here are some pictures by local photographer Ali Bell-Leask.
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Flamingos in Kommetjie
Wow, we are so privileged to have these birds in our Kom. Only I wish that some people would just keep their distance until the birds feel settled here and not want to get as close as possible to get the ultimate picture. The flamingos are still nervous and we want to keep them coming here as long as possible, so please people enjoy this special event and let others also enjoy them
Greetings!
Wonderful to see the flamingos, though irked by the signs, I walk my labbie around the Kom and Bird Island frequently, and we have never troubled any bird. He is not on a leash. There is lots of other behaviour that might trouble the flamingos, and other birds and sea creatures, more related to humans and their detritus.
Please understand that I will be ignoring the signs.
Hallo, bird-friends,
Yes, it is great to see these wonderfully elegant and adaptive birds wade, feed, woe, dance, sleep in the Kom! I hear from long-term residents that this is the first time ever (in at least 50 years).
Dear Mark, it is very possible that you and your lab are just fine, but you will be aware that ignoring the (very reasonable) sign means that you will draw others after you whose dogs are not as well behaved as your one. Please be a model and walk your dog anyhwere else.
Thanks
Dagmar