Flo the Flamingo has often been seen wading through Bermuda?s ponds or flying around the Island since she first broke out of her enclosure at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) after Hurricane Emily in 1987.

?She spent ten years flitting around Spittal Pond,?? BAMZ spokesperson Nichola Lucas said.

But the long years of solitude took its toll on the pink tropical bird and Flo flew back to BAMZ to try and breed.

??During the construction of the Caribbean exhibit, Flo spent two months flying in daily to Harrington Sound, directly across from the vocal flock,?? Ms Lucas said.

Flo then went on to reside at Warwick Pond, where she unfortunately became entangled in some discarded kite string.

But luckily for Flo she was soon rescued by Andrew Dobson who returned her to the flock at BAMZ.

Only Flo could tell us how the flock treated her on her return. Then on September 5, 2003, when Hurricane Fabian ripped through the Aquarium, she jumped at the chance to escape again and has been on the loose for eight months now.

?Flo is often seen flying over the Island and can be found anywhere between the water hazards of the Mid Ocean golf course, Spittal Pond and Warwick Pond,? Ms Lucas said.

Warwick Academy teacher Andrew Dobson told that Flo is ?perfectly happy out there.?

?She can find adequate food and there is plenty of carotene in the silt at Warwick Pond ... and if you look carefully the whole bird is pink,? (which means she is not going hungry).

When asked whether Flo was fine by herself Mr. Dobson said: ?Flamingos are gregarious creatures but they need a colony to breed. So, yes, she would probably prefer to be with others,? he said.