At first, I rolled my eyes; after all, flamingos are always in our face here in Florida. But recently I’ve realized the disruptive aspect of this art installation. It doesn’t show off the lawn ...

Experts and amateurs alike can learn more about birds and other wildlife that thrives here at the 26th Annual Space Coast ...

It is an odd bill in that it does not nominate just one bird as a replacement, but two. Both are worthy candidates for ...

Flamingos feed and preen in Estero Bay Preserve State Park in Florida in September. Andrew West The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Ask anyone about Florida’s state bird, and they’ll likely ...

And if they love the current state bird, the Northern Mockingbird, they should use native plants in their landscaping.” The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission considers flamingos ...

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.

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 ...

Florida state Representative James Vernon "Jim" Mooney has filed a motion to replace the current state bird, the mockingbird, with the American flamingo. Mooney, a Republican who represents ...