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

Florida lawmakers will get a chance in 2026 to ditch the common mockingbird in favor of the America flamingo as the state bird.

Two Republican House members have signaled they are prepared to continue one of the statehouse’s longest running political ...

Two identical bills (SB 150, HB 11) would crown the American flamingo as Florida’s official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as its official state songbird. That would knock the northern ...

Polsky had filed a bill in the past to make the scrub jay the choice, calling it a unique Florida bird and one that ...

Low water levels in 2004 drew wading birds like this great blue heron to a conservation area west of Broward County. A similar dry season following 2016’s record rain helped make 2017 a successful ...