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Can’t kill a mockingbird: Florida state bird keeps perch as bills favoring others don’t fly
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 Newspapers1mon
Bye bye mockingbird? Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
Homes across the state have long been festooned with bright pink plastic versions ... by what is ours and only ours.” Florida scrub-jays are blue and gray birds that prefer sand pine, oak ...
Bradenton Herald11mon
Florida’s native bird is disappearing. Is the state protecting them in Manatee County?
The Florida scrub jay is the only bird that’s entirely unique to Florida, and it’s in big trouble. The bright blue and famously friendly songbird makes its home in a special habitat — scrub ...
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Hello, flamingo! Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
Homes across the state have long been festooned with bright pink plastic versions ... Florida deserves to be represented by what is ours and only ours.” Florida scrub-jays are blue and gray birds that ...
Palm Beach Post1mon
Hello, flamingo! Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
Homes across the state have long been festooned with bright pink plastic versions ... by what is ours and only ours.” Florida scrub-jays are blue and gray birds that prefer sand pine, oak ...