Tag: florida

  • Florida Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)

    The Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is 10 to 12 inches long and weighs only two and half ounces. It is the size of a mockingbird and it is a blue and grey colored bird. The back and the belly of the scrub-jay is a pale grey in contrast to the pale blue found on the […]

  • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

    The Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a songbird that measures nine inches in length, has a gray coloring to its head and upper body parts and a white belly. It has a long black tail that has white feathers to the outside, a white patch on its wings that is clearly seen during flight and […]

  • Bird Conservation Boosted by Audubon Innovation Grants

    The National Audubon Society recently made the choice to award TogetherGreen Conservation Innovation Grants which amounted to $1.4 million. The money will be used to fund as many as 41 ...

  • The Plight of the Endangered Snail Kite

    The Florida Everglades offer a variety of habitats that are home to an amazing array of birds and wildlife. But, as is increasingly the case all over the world, man is encroaching on the ...

  • Birding in the Remarkable Florida Everglades

    The moment the word “Everglades” is spoken, many people imagine the dark waters of a marshland filled with alligators. However, even though alligators are at home in the Florida Everglades, ...

  • Florida’s Big “O” Birding Festival

    The annual Big “O” Birding Festival is scheduled to take place from 25 to 27 January 2008 in Moore Haven, Florida, on the western side of Lake Okeechobee. Long time bird watchers are no ...

  • The 11th Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival

    Strategically located on the eastern continental flyway Florida, USA, is truly a bird-watcher’s paradise. This is a key stopover point for a number of migrating waterfowl, shorebirds, ...

  • The Florida Panhandle Birding and Wildflower Festival

    If you love birds, live in Florida and would like to make some new friends, why not consider being a part of this year’s Florida Panhandle Birding and Wildflower Festival? This great ...

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