Miami, Florida — Even as three armed officers ... The cage contained a small, pale green bird—either a female painted bunting or a young male whose adult coloring had yet to show.

It’s spring migration season in South Florida ... of birds, along with turtles, alligators, marsh rabbits and frogs. The vibrant Facebook group “Wakodahatchee Wetlands and Green Cay Nature ...

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 ...