JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, located in Palm Desert, California, has welcomed a baby flamingo to the hotel’s large wildlife family. The baby girl, born on August 5, is the newest member of the resort’s flamingo brood.
Desert Springs is currently home to 30 Chilean Flamingos, whose distinctive pink coloring is derived from their consumption of algae, shrimp, mollusks, and insect larvae. The babies are actually born with a gray color to their feathers – quite a contrast to their pink parents!
In addition to the flamingos, there’s a large selection of birds that make their home at Desert Springs. The hotel lobby is home to 13 exotic birds, including two Guyana toucanets. Desert Springs’s waterways are home to six species of ducks (including neck teals to black billed whistlers). Each year Canadian Geese, Coots, Egrets, and Green Heron use the Desert Springs grounds as a resting stop along their annual migration.
Desert Springs, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa
74855 Country Club Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-341-2211
888-538-9459
www.desertspringsresort.com
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