South Florida nature lovers offer tips on where to see the most colorful and diverse assortment of birds and other wildlife ...

SB 880, filed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) Miami, has cleared a hurdle in the Senate. It is asking the state to designate the American Flamingo as the official state bird, replacing it with the ...

Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a ...

Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) in Miami, replaces the state's current state bird, the northern ...

White ibis, the most prevalent wading bird in South Florida, saw significant nesting declines in 2022 and 2023. Overall nesting efforts for most wading bird species were below the 10-year average ...

You can see them pretty much anywhere in South Florida, taking flight over our skies ... Known for their "kite-like" glide, this beautiful bird is hard to miss. "They have really long tail ...

The birds can be seen in Florida from March until about August, when they begin to migrate back to South America. They're the acrobats of the skies, the birds that look as though they're somehow ...

Florida's mockingbird is fighting to save its title as state bird, which it has held for nearly 100 years, as lawmakers consider replacing it with two other native birds - the flamingo and the ...

Flamingos were common in South Florida until the end of the 19th century, when trends turned to feathers on women's hats and hunters slaughtered millions of birds in the Everglades. The last ...