Picture yourself at Fort De Soto park, padding barefoot in the sand, when you come around a bend and see a flamingo in the ...
Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance, or flock, of 300-400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds ...
Will the mockingbird be dethroned after nearly 100 years as Florida's state bird? Some lawmakers want this pink replacement.
Flamingos just feel like they belong in Florida. They're visually loud, shrimp-eating birds that wade in shallow waters, often standing on one slinky pink leg. They like tropical weather and spend ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jerome Lorenz, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Hurricane Idalia ...
There’s no doubt that this bird — with its seemingly endless neck, perched on its stilt-like legs one at a time, that eats upside down, filters food through its nose and will only mate under a very ...
It’s that time of year again — the race is on for Florida’s state bird. The battle to dethrone the current northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub jay has been going on for decades, but this time ...