Scrub jay supporters note their candidate is uniquely Floridian, and unlike the flamingo or mockingbird, it never leaves the state. Flamingos got some exposure when Hurricane Idalia in 2023 flung ...

According to the American Bird Conservancy, mockingbirds live in more than half of the continental U.S. Flamingos, on the other hand, are mostly found in Florida and throughout the Caribbean except in ...

Islamorada, filed a proposal that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird, which has been the state’s bird since 1927. The bill also would name the Florida scrub jay as the official state ...

This is the hilarious moment beachgoers were swarmed by a flock of screeching seagulls outside their hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, on December 14. Dozens of noisy birds swooped down on the tourists, ...