The number of flamingos at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and across Florida has been rising, giving hope for a ...

A 1-year-old flamingo has charmed her way into daily staff meetings with her keepers at the National Zoo in D.C.

From the opening credits of Miami Vice, to the lottery logo, to souvenirs of all sorts, the American flamingo is a symbol of Florida. But it’s not our state bird: instead, it’s the Northern ...

The large bright pink feathers must have been quite the status symbol on ladies’ hats. ... R-Islamorada, filed House Bill 81 to make the American Flamingo our official state bird.

The pink flamingo is the face of Florida out in the world. It’s time we welcomed it home. Hilary Flower is an Everglades ...

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.

Actually, it would get two. SB 880, from Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami-Dade, and HB 81 from Reps Jim Mooney, R-Islamorda and Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, would designate the pink-feathered American ...

This bird fest covers them all — the high-brow pink flamingo to the lowly pigeon, and all birds in between. The event — which includes more than exhibits for birding, wildlife and nature ...

An African flamingo that escaped a Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas twenty years ago is still keeping wildlife aficionados on their toes, after being spotted in Texas several times over the past 10 years ...

At a recent dinner party, I asked the dozen Florida folks seated around the table why the flamingo is so often used as a symbol for Florida. “Because it’s so striking and pink.” “Because ...