When you land at the Tampa International Airport, you can’t miss the 21-foot flamingo. At first, I rolled my eyes; after all, flamingos are always in our face here in Florida. But recently I ...

Under Polsky’s bill, the young people would be surveyed about the mockingbird, the American osprey, the Florida scrub jay, the American flamingo and the American white ibis. Florida graduation ...

A pink flamingo walking along Haulover Beach in Florida on May 17, 2018. Florida lawmakers have filed a bill to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the official state bird. A pink ...

Newest of the experiences will be Inside Flamingo Encounter, which will include information about their bright pink coloring, SeaWorld’s feeding techniques and conservation efforts.

Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird, which has been the state’s bird since 1927. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun ...

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the ...

Tucked away on an unassuming street in Davie, Florida, Flamingo Gardens is a botanical garden and Everglades wildlife refuge situated 17 miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Once inside the ...