Florida living

Hunting The Flamingo Is A Birder's Rite Of Passage In "Garish, Neon" Florida

The Birdist's Nicholas Lund -- who, in a recent Slate piece, took each and every state to task for its choice of state bird -- stands by his assertion…

Science

Florida's State Bird Shouldn't Be The Mockingbird (Or The Flamingo)

In a "bird-rich" state like Florida, does the commonplace northern mockingbird deserve to reign as the official state bird? The Birdist's Nicholas Lund…

This Miami Life

Bicycling In South Florida Isn't As Good As It Should Be, But It's Getting Better

Year-round sun, miles of oceanside roadways, few changes in elevation: South Florida should be a paradise for even the most casual of bicyclists. But the…