Florida named the mockingbird its state bird back in 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. It may not be quite as representative of today's bustling, modern ...

More than 500 species of birds live in Florida for some or all of their lives ... The males have all black feathers except for red and yellow patches on their shoulders. Males make their red ...

The birds can be seen in Florida from March until about August ... the tree canopies and hover over open spaces. A white-and-black, mid-sized raptor with a deeply forked tail, swallow-tailed ...