Flamingos, known for their vibrant pink feathers and long legs, have a notable history in Florida and could become its state ...

Species arrived from the American West around 2 million years ago, nurtures Florida’s unique elfin oak forests ...

Despite this tepid welcome, in the last few years flamingos have started to resettle in the state quietly. As large and showy ...

Florida lawmakers have been dissing the scrub-jay for 26 years now. It’s time for Florida’s only uniquely native bird to play ...

Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the ...

A Florida Keys lawmaker is trying to make the American flamingo the official state bird, and we agree | Opinion ...

A proposal has been filed that would lead to the flamingo being designated as Florida’s bird. A separate proposal would ask ...

A bill has been filed to change Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the flamingo and make the scrub jay the state’s official songbird. A similar bill was filed last year, but did not ...

After a proposal re-emerged to replace the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, wants wildlife officials to ask young people what they think. Polsky on Monday ...

TALLAHASSEE – For nearly a century, the mockingbird has reigned supreme as the state bird of Florida, surviving multiple coup attempts by the Florida Legislature. Once again, a lawmaker this ...