Since June 3, seven baby Caribbean flamingos have hatched at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay – the most recent, born on July 25. The babies are on display along with approximately 125 adult flamingos in the Bird Gardens area of the park. As these babies prove, newly hatched chicks are not pink, but in fact have grey or white down feathers. Their pink colouring comes from the carotenoid pigments they consume as part of their diet. They won’t lose all of their darker feathers for a few years.