The slender relatives of hawks and eagles have had a bad-news, good-news, bad-news existence since 1967, when the bird landed ...

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, ...

Florida's waterways are more than just tourist attractions – they constitute living areas that host more than 500 different bird species, including some of nature's most beautiful performers. These ...

Swallow-tailed kites are a migratory bird species that can be seen in Florida for a portion of the year. Swallow-tailed kites make their nests in tall trees and are social birds, often congregating in ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida scrub jay is the new state bird!” If only this were true. The ...

As we start the Christmas season, how many of us will hear the joyous “klee-klee-klee” of the raptor family’s very own Tiny Tim — the Southeastern American kestrel? The chirps of these tiny, ...