Hello, donkey! Hello, pelicans! Hello, white flamingo?!

 Hello, donkey, the rains must feel like a wonderful break from the heat

Palmarin, Senegal

 The leader of a herd

A flamingo coming to say hi

[I (re)learned that eating shrimp makes flamingos pink]

 Hello, pelicans!

 les oiseaux

And here is what a white flamingo looks like.  

Strange how it makes you want to feed it shrimp, lots of shrimp,

to make it a dazzling pink