Tampa Bay Times16 天
The flamingo should be Florida’s state bird. Here’s why | Column
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 ...
Sun Sentinel17 天
Should the flamingo become the new state bird in Florida?
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 ...
Newsweek15 天
Florida Might Be Getting a New State Bird
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 ...
Orlando Sentinel28 天
Lawmaker tries again to make the flamingo Florida’s state bird
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 ...
Sun Sentinel28 天
Lawmaker tries again to make the flamingo Florida’s state bird
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 ...
NBC 6 South Florida27 天
Bill seeks to replace mockingbird with flamingo as Florida's state bird, again
Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the ...
wusf27 天
Florida lawmakers could consider another push to make the flamingo the state bird
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 ...
Tallahassee Democrat28 天
Another showdown over Florida state bird? Legislation filed to elevate flamingo, scrub-jay
Despite seven attempts by various lawmakers to dethrone it over a 25-year span, the northern mockingbird still reigns as the official bird of Florida. State Rep. Jim Mooney, an Islamorada ...
WLRN28 天
Florida lawmakers could consider another push to make the flamingo the state bird
National Park Service Data Manager and Ecologist Judd Patterson photographed this flock of flamingos in Lake Ingram in 2012, a sighting that helped launch a study that eventually concluded ...
Orlando Sentinel21 天
SeaWorld Orlando: Inside Look (flamingo alert) returns Saturday
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.
The Business Journals1 天
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WTSP25 天
Goodbye mockingbird? Florida lawmakers push for more unique state symbol
Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird. The bill also would name the Florida scrub jay as the official state ...