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 ...

The birds can be seen in Florida from March until about August ... months as they hunt just above the tree canopies and hover ...

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 ...