To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator ...

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

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Watch black skimmers, least terns, plovers and other shorebirds - along with some hungry dolphins - give a show at Fort Myers ...

The thing I like most about anhingas is their long pointy bill. It’s somewhat stabby looking, possibly because it is built ...

In this Web Extra, enjoy a chapter from Andrew Furman's new nonfiction book, "Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective ...

The south end of Fort Myers Beach is a nesting site for many of Southwest Florida's protected shorebirds. Those include black skimmers, least terns, snowy plovers, Wilson's plovers and more.

The photo of a courageous mother lemur with a baby on her back, taking a harrowing jump in a ravine, won the California ...

I didn’t flush up the yellow-crowned night heron. The Key deer did. But me slowing down on Watson Boulevard to get a better ...

Toccoa Falls, a stunning 186-foot waterfall, provides the perfect centerpiece for your day trip. It’s taller than Niagara ...

Hidden behind a weathered wooden fence along the Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood, Florida sits a dining establishment where bathtubs double as seating, toilets serve as planters, and seafood ...