Wandering the sandy scrub habitat of Deltona’s Lyonia Preserve, traversing rolling dunes filled with short oaks and prickly pear cactus, Stephen Kintner greets resident Florida scrub-jays as if old ...

Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird. Of course they should. Everyone knows that. The scrub-jay ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. – If you’ve never tried wildlife photography on a cold, windy, raining Florida day… congrats on your mental stability. And of course, the day I’m chasing it around, the weather decided ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida scrub jay is the new state bird!” If only this were true. The ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of State Sen. Jay Collins as Florida's lieutenant governor at a news conference in Tampa on Tuesday. Collins has served in the Florida Senate since 2022, ...

Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, February 2017. By Kirsty Nadine via iStock for WMNF News. Several environmental groups have ...

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins is running for governor in the 2026 election. He faces Republican candidates Rep. Byron Donalds — endorsed by President Trump — former House Speaker Paul Renner and ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida Scrub-Jay is the new state bird!”. If only this were true. The ...