Using their long legs and partially webbed feet, flamingos will stamp on the muddy bottom of lagoons to mix the food particles with the water. Flamingos drink fresh water. Flamingos use their large beaks to filter small food items from the water. A flamingo lowers its head into the water, upside-down. The lamellae act as strainers to remove the food particles from the water.
Flamingos live in large groups all year long called colonies.
Within a colony, flamingos breed in pairs. Every pair of flamingos does not breed every year, however. Breeding Flamingos are able to reproduce by the age of about six. There is no specific season associated with breeding, but it seems to be correlated with rain. Nest building may depend on rainfall and its effect on food supply.