Known as Florida's loudest bird, several Limpkins haunt the shores of King's Lake each year, searching for a mate. Once ...

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.

Invasive species can wreak havoc wherever they're found, but Florida has a few that are particularly dangerous. Here are the ...

All because of a few lonely limpkins. Known as Florida's loudest bird, several limpkins haunt the shores of Kings Lake each year, searching for a mate. Once considered endangered, limpkins are a ...

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. Selecting the ...

The mockingbird has been Florida's state bird since 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. The proposed change highlights the state's modern identity and ...

This bill would help save two birds with one stone. It would declare the Florida scrub-jay our state songbird, a welcome spotlight on another imperiled Florida native. The Florida scrub-jay doesn ...

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

In fact, the anti-mockingbirders point out, both the scrub jay and flamingo are native Floridians. Flamingo supporters also argue their bird is widely associated with Florida, having been long ...

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.