The caracara, which can grow to 2 feet tall, co-exists amiably with cows on Florida’s ranches and eats everything from frogs ...

Of course they should. Everyone knows that. The scrub-jay is Florida’s only uniquely native bird. The mockingbird’s habitat starts up in Nova Scotia and it is the state bird in four other states.

After several failed attempts over the years to change Florida's state bird, a legislator is taking another crack at ...

Both are dark-colored water birds that dive for fish in Florida, but they have several differences that can help you tell them apart. Anhinga have a long, pointed beak used for spearing prey ...

A state representative from the Florida Keys has filed a bill to make the American flamingo Florida's official state bird.

Republican Representative Jim Mooney filed House Bill 81 on Jan. 3 proposing to make the American flamingo the state bird, ...

Miami’s beautiful greenery, and especially its trees, help minimize heat and overall intense climate impacts on all creatures ...

State Rep. Jim Mooney (R-Islamorada) filed a bill last week aiming to make the American flamingo Florida’s official state bird and the native Florida scrub-jay the official state songbird.

According to previous reporting, the mockingbird’s critics complain Florida should not have to share a feathered icon with other states. Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas also claim the ...