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Local Florida Wildlife

American pipit standing on a rock with streaked underparts visible

American Pipit

Songbird

Yellow arrowhead orbweaver centered in its web

Arrowhead Orbweaver

Spider

Three-lined salamander with bold dark stripes on moss

Three-lined Salamander

Salamander

Bahama Mockingbird perched on thorny scrub branches

Bahama Mockingbird

Songbird

Basilica Orbweaver suspended beneath a leaf

Basilica Orbweaver

Spider

Scissor-tailed flycatcher perched on barbed wire with its long forked tail extended

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Songbird

Portly spider crab held carefully to show its rounded shell and long legs

Portly Spider Crab

Crab

Male common whitetail dragonfly with a white abdomen and dark wing bands

Common Whitetail

Other Insect

Male Western Spindalis perched on a branch

Western Spindalis

Songbird

Wild-color Everglades Crayfish on damp ground

Everglades Crayfish

Crab

Adult black spiny-tailed iguana showing dark bands and a spiny tail

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Lizard

Silver-haired bat hanging upside down from a branch

Silver-haired Bat

Small Mammal

Mature male great blue skimmer dragonfly perched on a leaf

Great Blue Skimmer

Other Insect

Florida Sand Skink on loose pale sand

Sand Skink

Lizard

Antillean Nighthawk resting lengthwise on a broad tree branch

Antillean Nighthawk

Songbird

Male Peters's rock agama with an orange head and blue body on a tree stump

Peters's Rock Agama

Lizard

Holbrook's southern dusky salamander on wet moss

Holbrook's Southern Dusky Salamander

Salamander

Golden topminnow showing gold flecks and red spots

Golden Topminnow

Freshwater Fish

Slender Glass Lizard stretched across gravel

Slender Glass Lizard

Lizard

Close side view of a golden-furred Northern Yellow Bat

Northern Yellow Bat

Small Mammal

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