[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

I’ve seen pink flamingos (I think that’s what they are) flying about down here in Texas. Also big vultures that swoop down for my dog. At least I think it was a vulture. Twas a huge thing, huge wing-span, middle of the night. Just came down and almost got my dog. Was gone after it failed.

[gundog]

Sounds more like a barn owl.

[patriot08]

"I’ve seen pink flamingos (I think that’s what they are) flying about down here in Texas. Also big vultures that swoop down for my dog. At least I think it was a vulture. Twas a huge thing, huge wing-span, middle of the night. Just came down and almost got my dog. Was gone after it failed."

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The pink birds were Roseate Spoonbills.. There's a lot of them around here:

The bird that was after your dog was probably some kind of bird of prey like a huge hawk. Glad your dog's ok. Scary

[patriot08]

You mentioned you wanted to learn about birds.
Here’s a cool short video about birding in S Texas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2C81bXu29I

Also, Corpus Christi, Tx is one of the ‘birdiest’ if not the birdiest city in the U.S.

Bird watcher’s paradise.

https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ArW87b2KbQqF1McRVKDzSb2bvZx4?p=crp+birdiest+city+in+america&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-901-17