TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — More than 100 bills have already been filed ahead of 2023’s legislative session in Florida. A bill that already has bipartisan support seeks to change the official state bird from ...

The mockingbird has been Florida's state bird since 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. The proposed change highlights the state's modern identity and the ...

Osprey nest atop a light post at UF’s Southwest Recreation Center. Photo taken 03-27-24 Tyler Jones UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones A couple in Gainesville is expecting triplets any day now. But their ...

After a proposal re-emerged to replace the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, wants wildlife officials to ask young people what they think. Polsky on Monday filed a ...

HOBE SOUND, Fla. — 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 ...

Florida's mockingbird is fighting to save its title as state bird, which it has held for nearly 100 years, as lawmakers consider replacing it with two other native birds - the flamingo and the Florida ...

Southwest Florida's newest residents were adapting nicely early Saturday in their new home. Two osprey chicks were born Friday, the first hatchling at 1:29 a.m. March 3 and the second at 8:03 p.m., ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPTV) — A young osprey was rescued Wednesday after it became tangled in a nylon line in Port St. Lucie. WPTV was there when rescue crews climbed a pole outside the Tarpon Bay ...

National Go Birding Day falls on the last Saturday of April, inviting birders of all experience levels to go outside and turn their eyes to the skies. Central Florida is home to myriad avian residents ...