Wild flamingos spotted in Georgia for the first time on record

American flamingos wade in Myrtle Pond on Little St. Simons Island. The flamingos recently spotted in Georgia are the first on record for the state. (Courtesy of Carol Behnke)

For the first time, wild American flamingos have been seen in a couple locations in Georgia.

The tall pink birds have now been spotted in two places: One bird in Point Wentworth, near Savannah, and four hanging out in a pond on Little St. Simons Island, off the coast of Brunswick.

There’d been reports of wild flamingos in Georgia before, but they’d never been confirmed, so, officially, these are the first.