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Local Florida Wildlife

Dark Mole Salamander with pale flecks on damp forest floor

Mole Salamander

Salamander

Female Brown Widow spider in a sheltered web

Brown Widow

Spider

Adult male Cape May Warbler perched on a flowering shrub in Florida

Cape May Warbler

Songbird

Northern Waterthrush walking at the muddy edge of a shaded Florida wetland

Northern Waterthrush

Songbird

Wood Thrush in forest understory showing cinnamon back and bold breast spots

Wood Thrush

Songbird

Eastern Tiger Salamander with yellow blotches on leaf litter

Eastern Tiger Salamander

Salamander

Adult Wheel Bug showing toothed crest on a green leaf

Wheel Bug

Other Insect

Breeding male Blackburnian Warbler perched in a Florida tree canopy

Blackburnian Warbler

Songbird

Eastern Kingbird perched in open habitat showing dark upperparts and white underside

Eastern Kingbird

Songbird

Pied-Billed Grebe swimming in a Florida wetland with compact body and thick bill

Pied-Billed Grebe

Water Bird

Coiled Timber Rattlesnake on pine needles with chevron bands visible

Timber Rattlesnake

Snake

Eastern Copperhead coiled among leaf litter with hourglass bands visible

Eastern Copperhead

Snake

Breeding male Blackpoll Warbler resting in a leafy Florida coastal hammock during spring migration

Blackpoll Warbler

Songbird

Cedar Waxwing perched among foliage with black mask crest and yellow tail tip

Cedar Waxwing

Songbird

Male Green-Winged Teal at wetland edge with chestnut head and green eye patch

Green-Winged Teal

Duck and Waterfowl

American Eel swimming among rocks in a shallow stream

American Eel

Freshwater Fish

Breeding male Bay-Breasted Warbler perched in a leafy Florida woodland

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Songbird

Myrtle-form Yellow-Rumped Warbler perched in a Florida wax-myrtle showing yellow rump and side patches

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Songbird

Ovenbird walking in leaf litter with spotted chest and orange crown

Ovenbird

Songbird

Mangrove Skipper displaying iridescent blue hindwing streaks beneath a red mangrove leaf

Mangrove Skipper

Butterfly and Moth

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