is neither emblematic of our state, nor in any peril here. The flamingo is undeniably both, and Florida is the only state in the U.S. where it is native. We can’t go on slapping it on ...

Flamingos feed and preen in Estero Bay Preserve State Park in Florida in September ... the American Flamingo as the state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the state songbird.

is neither emblematic of our state, nor in any peril here. The flamingo is undeniably both, and Florida is the only state in the U.S. where it is native. We can’t go on slapping it on everything ...

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 ...

Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, this month filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo being designated as the state bird and the Florida scrub jay being designated as the official ...

Fellow Floridians, we owe the American flamingo a lot. Let us count the ways. First, and most obviously, we have been using it as our pink mascot for decades. We slap it onto just about everything ...

Flamingo supporters also argue their bird is widely associated with Florida, having been long featured, for instance, on merchandise promoting the state, including the state lottery. Scrub jay ...

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the ...

A state representative from the Florida Keys has filed a bill to make the American flamingo Florida’s official ... including a breeding colony at Hialeah Park Race Track in the 1930s, which ...