Ever After in the Woods

This Florida Bird Sanctuary Feels Like Stumbling Into A Hidden Jungle

Discover Zaksee Bird Sanctuary in Tampa, Florida, where rescued parrots live in lush aviaries built by hand and visitors ...

Florida finally makes the flamingo its state bird

As if flamingos weren’t showy enough, the American flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber) has officially been elevated to a new ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Is the flamingo or scrub jay Florida's state bird? What we know

The Florida House has passed a bill to make the American flamingo the official state bird. Florida's current state bird, the mockingbird, is also the state bird for 4 other states. The bill also ...
Orlando Sentinel

Can’t kill a mockingbird: Florida state bird keeps perch as bills favoring others don’t fly

HOBE SOUND — The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray and white bird held off challenges for a fourth consecutive ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Bye bye mockingbird? Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years

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, ...
Orlando Sentinel

Florida lawmakers keep flipping the scrub-jay the bird | Commentary

Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird. Of course they should. Everyone knows that. The scrub-jay ...