We can’t go on slapping it on everything from t-shirts to lottery tickets without embracing the living, breathing bird as our ...

Ask anyone about Florida’s state bird, and they’ll likely guess it’s the flamingo. The Sunshine State and the skinny-legged, pink-plumaged bird have become synonymous in popular culture.

Flamingos, known for their vibrant pink feathers and long legs, have a notable history in Florida and could become its state bird.

Miami Herald editorial board in an article published in January 2024: "This is a strange state, and we deserve an unusual-looking, impossibly pink state bird...The flamingo, like us, is resilient.

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 pass. If ...

Florida birds had a rough year that ruffled many feathers, especially among enthusiasts who love to watch them. Avian influenza hit close to home, with dozens of birds euthanized at a Palm Shores ...

“Because it’s so striking and pink.” “Because it’s so ... filed House Bill 81 to make the American Flamingo the official state bird. For all of its virtues, the Northern mockingbird ...

Lazaro Aleman  [email protected] Florida lawmakers may once again try to make the flamingo the state bird, in lieu of the current mockingbird. House Bill 81, which Republican ...