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Return of Flamingos-"Combination of Dance and Shadow Puppetry"

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Return of Pink Flamingos        Little Rann of Kutch (LRK), Gujarat State of India is the breeding place for Flamingos every year. In a slightly uncommon occurrence, thousands of eggs have been deserted by flamingos in one of the six breeding colonies in the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK)-according to the sources February 10, 2015http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/.       Bird watchers and experts, accredit the drying up of water at the site of breeding. "Flamingos normally stay with their chicks till they grow up and rear  the chicks with great care for a period of a one-and-a-half month.  The practice of abandoning their eggs and chicks is done only in extraordinary conditions". Flamingos are found mostly along the coastal areas of Gujarat like Porbandar and Jamnagar. The Greater Flamingoes' favorite destination is The Great Rann of Kutch, which is also known as Flamingo City. Ameenpur Lake in Hyderabad is  known for flam