One of the great things about Coronado is the wildlife that lives here. ‘Pink Floyd’ is a flamingo. He’s an exotic, escapee bird living wild and free in the waters near the Cays.

He’s not the only one.

I heard that Floyd has company. So…now there are two flamingos that forage together out there?

WOW, I thought.

So, Floyd has a girlfriend!

I asked what his ‘Pretty in Pink’ girlfriend’s name was.

A Cay’s resident told me, “Well, it’s Barbie… of course!” She said that it was because she showed up about the same time the movie did.

That made me laugh.

I wonder if the Film Festival people are gonna put pink flamingo ‘star stickers’ on the sidewalk for them this year?

VOL. 116, NO. 4 – Jan. 28, 2026