No other state has chosen it yet as their state bird. And a new Florida law allows the authorities to use drones to gain "an aerial perspective of a crowd of 50 people or more" without a warrant.

Why the flamingo should be Florida’s state bird | Opinion. Story by Hilary Flower • 1mo. W hen you land at the Tampa International Airport, you can’t miss the 21-foot flamingo.

In early January, state Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed House Bill 81 to make the American Flamingo our official state bird. This bill would also make the Florida scrub jay our state songbird ...

Florida’s state Legislature often considers bills that would replace the mockingbird as the state’s bird. Florida used to be home to a lot more flamingos. [ LM OTERO | AP ] ...