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 ...

The flamingo is not just an icon; it reminds us that Florida is bold ... smalltooth sawfish rescued from fishing net in Palm Beach County by FWC Photobomb! Nurse shark equipped with FAU camera ...

Most people in and out of the state (who weren't trivia buffs) would probably be surprised to find out the flamingo wasn't Florida's official state bird. It certainly seems like it. "We often say ...

Florida is the flamingo’s birthright ... My friends remembered that Hurricane Idalia blew a flamingo into Fort DeSoto Beach. Unfortunately, tourists chased it away by repeatedly coming too ...

As an alternative to RV or tent camping, visitors to Florida’s Everglades National Park can now check into Flamingo Lodge, the park’s only hotel accommodations. Spanning 1.5 million acres ...

The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations. The bill seeks to crown the American flamingo as the official state bird, dethroning ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub-jay as the state songbird. The flamingo is seen as a unique symbol of Florida ...

Tucked away on an unassuming street in Davie, Florida, Flamingo Gardens is a botanical garden and Everglades wildlife refuge situated 17 miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Once inside the ...

From the opening credits of Miami Vice, to the lottery logo, to souvenirs of all sorts, the American flamingo is a symbol of Florida. But it’s not our state bird: instead, it’s the Northern ...