Python Cowboy, who is known for catching invasive animals, rescues unusual Florida bird
The caracara, which can grow to 2 feet tall, co-exists amiably with cows on Florida’s ranches and eats everything from frogs ...
Florida lawmakers keep flipping the scrub-jay the bird | Commentary
Florida lawmakers have been dissing the scrub-jay for 26 years now. It’s time for Florida’s only uniquely native bird to play ...
Out of eggs? Some Florida stores facing shortages due to bird flu
Easter is still months away, but grocery shopping could soon become an egg hunt as the impact of the bird flu outbreak is ...
From anhingas and cormorants to the majestic bald eagle, plenty of birds soar over us
The Jacksonville area has well over 200 species of birds. The number varies depending on the season, and many are found along ...
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Location of new outdoor recreation area might surprise anglers, hunters, hikers, bikers
The C-44 Reservoir northeast of Indiantown was built to store and clean rainfall runoff before it flows into the St. Lucie ...
Lawmaker tries again to dethrone mockingbird as Florida’s state bird
The South Florida representative wants to declare two new state birds instead: The American Flamingo and the scrub-jay.
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Florida Wildlife Hospital sees record patients, bird flu and pelicans injured on purpose
Sick or crippled critters keep coming, often faster than the cash to cure them. Add ailments like bird flu and pelican wings snapped (seemingly on purpose) to all the new homes displacing wildlife ...
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Goodbye mocking bird, hello flamingo?
Republican Representative Jim Mooney filed House Bill 81 on Jan. 3 proposing to make the American flamingo the state bird, ...
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Florida lawmaker files bill to replace mockingbird with flamingo as state bird
FLORIDA, USA — A Florida lawmaker filed a bill on Friday that aims to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the official state bird. The mockingbird became Florida's state bird in 1927 ...
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 ...
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Will the flamingo become Florida’s state bird?
A bill has been filed to change Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the flamingo and make the scrub jay the state’s official songbird. A similar bill was filed last year, but did not ...