Wikipedia Trail: From Charles Island to plastic flamingos

Charles Island - Suspected to be the site where Captain Kidd may have buried treasure in addition to the treasure he left at Gardiners Island. If so, it was never found. The island is a sanctuary for rare birds in the summer, so the best times to visit are spring and fall. You can walk to the island via a slippery, dangerous sand bar, or take a boat. The sandbar floods twice a day, so you can get stuck there.

Floreana Island - Formerly called Charles Island, named after Kind Charles II. One of the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin did his infamous study of finches and how their beak size determined survival depending on the food source and competition.

(Photo from my personal collection. Flamingos at OKC Zoo.)

Flamingo - a "flame colored" bird that lives on Floreana Island. There are four species of flamingos in the United States. It isn't understood why they stand on one leg.

Plastic Flamingo - The official bird of Madison, WI. I am not kidding. One of the most popular lawn ornaments in the U.S. 

(Photo by James Lee)