# @bhamnow on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRKho5FEY62
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37032724-bhamnow-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-17T16:34:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bham Now (@bhamnow) — https://gondola.cc/bhamnow

## Caption

🦩7-FOOT-TALL FLAMINGO STATUE UNVEILED AT BHAM ZOO: This past Friday, visitor at the bhamzoo saw the unveiling of Flamboyant Flamingo. Get the details👇
 
🦓 bhamzoo is home to nearly 500 animals of 165 species! 
 
This statue: 
✨Weighs 800 pounds
✨Stands 7-feet tall
✨Took 1.5 years to complete
 
Nelson specializes in custom clay + bronze sculptures + has created several high-profile pieces in Birmingham, including:
🐘 Miss Fancy: 2,500-lb bronze elephant sculpture | Avondale Park
🪿 Long Tall Silly: 9-foot-tall bronze bird sculpture | Aldridge Gardens
 
💬“When I start these animal sculptures, I like to deconstruct the sculpture in my mind and reconstruct it with the whimsical flare of a child’s imagination. You’ll notice the mechanical legs and the rivets where parts and pieces were put together. The wings are large and bulky, like the big plastic wings you might find on a toy.”
-Nelson Grice
 
📍Flamboyant Flamingo is located just up the walkway from the Birmingham’s Zoo’s flamingo exhibit + can be viewed during normal zoo hours.
 
📲 Click the link in our bio to read the full story. 
 
Have you seen Flamboyant Flamingo yet? Let us know👇
 
#birminghamalnews #bhamzoo #bhamal #newsbirminghamal #birminghamal MR

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