“There’s a lot of things you can do with that momentum, so the mindset needs to be shifted,” Hyre said. Now, she wants to use the momentum to start a nonprofit for flamingo lovers to donate to shared causes such as bird habitats. The coronavirus pandemic postponed the event from fall 2020 but she found the momentum was still there in 2021. She became interested in setting up the event - to “sprinkle a little pink” - after seeing dozens of discussions in the group about someday meeting up. It’s a point of pride for Hyre, who organized the convention through two Facebook groups. Then I discovered this Facebook group of all these other people that like flamingos and we started corresponding, but we’d never met.”Ĭonventioneers spent the week exploring the Strip in their finest feathers and were frequently stopped to ask about their bright colors. “Years later, I found some and brought them to Alaska and put them in my yard. “My grandmother used to have lawn flamingos and I just loved them as a kid,” Snellgrove said. She was compelled to come to Vegas after growing closer with group members through a Christmas card exchange. Joni Snellgrove, a kindergarten teacher in Dillingham, Alaska, came to the convention, showing off a flamingo Halloween costume her students gave her.
“Nothing in a negative sense can come to you because when you see them, they’re peaceful, they’re tranquil and you can be, too.” “There is nothing but joy that comes to your face when you see a flamingo,” Susan Hyre, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said of the group’s shared passion. Some were traveling for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic’s onset, others traveling by themselves for the first time. The purpose was to connect with other Flamingo lovers - to find their flock. They came from as far away as Alaska and as close as Las Vegas itself. The convention drew about 70 attendees, mostly women. The impromptu show was part of the Flamingo Fanatics Fling, the first convention of these birders, at the Flamingo through Thursday. One woman strode down the runway, set up in the Flamingo’s entrance, in a bright-pink wig and three flamingo-themed one-piece swimsuits, two of which were peeled off as she showed off each. Participants strutted their pinkest shoes, biggest beaks and best feathers - each proving their passion for flamingos. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) a crowd of Vegas tourists wandering through the Linq Promenade and the Flamingo, a small makeshift fashion show stuck out Tuesday afternoon. Costume contest competitors gather for a group photo at the 1st Annual Flamingo Fanatics Convention at the Flamingo on Tuesday, Sept.
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