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The Best Destinations In Florida For Birdwatching, According To Research
The Sunshine State is a brilliant place to see animals in the wild, and this collection of birdwatching destinations is a bucket list for nature lovers.
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O, the limpkin: Once endangered native Florida bird howls through the Naples dawn
Known as Florida's loudest bird, several limpkins haunt the shores ... roughly the size of a heron, and are mostly brown and black, with white and yellow feathers peeking out between.
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'The Sparrow Family' is the focus of 2025 Black Birders Week
Black Birders Week 2025 runs Sunday thru May 31 with the theme "The Sparrow Family."The annual week is organized by “The ...
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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 ...
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A warning for the Everglades: South Florida had fewer nesting wading birds in the last two years
This story has been updated to include comments from the South Florida Water Management District. Wading birds across the Everglades had a rough couple of years with annual nesting over the last ...
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Bill to change Florida’s state bird moves through legislature
Florida’s state bird could change later this year, as bills make their way through the Florida Legislature. SB 880, filed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) Miami, has cleared a hurdle in the Senate.