Alligators don't usually prey on sandhill cranes, which can make themselves appear very large like a human and scare away gators, an expert said.

Birds are truly a wonder of nature. Some birds are incredibly smart, learning to speak our languages or demonstrating levels of cognitive function that could rival the smartest apes—or the average ...

Statewide, sandhill cranes are considered "threatened" and "imperiled," according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. However, on the Treasure Coast they are very common, due to ...

St. Lucie County Watchdog Reporter Wicker Perlis sees sandhill cranes almost every day, mostly on Indian River Drive or Green River Parkway, in Martin and St. Lucie counties. Yet Perlis also heard ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Today’s topic even caught me by surprise. If you’ve spent any time here during the summer and warm weather months, you may have encountered an oddly large bird. This bird has an ...

Steve Nesbitt–a retired Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist, who over a FWC stint of some 35 years, developed a reputation for extensive knowledge about a slew of ...

Some sound like a dinosaur or a woman in distress. Others are known for their flashy looks, wearing bright red patches on their shoulders or feathered coats of many colors. More than 500 species of ...

Q: I saw the following quote on a poster at a wildlife sanctuary in Florida: "Cranes are large birds with long beaks found on every continent except Antartica and South America." I understand cranes ...