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Local Florida Wildlife

Florida Chicken Turtle resting in grass near a wetland road

Florida Chicken Turtle

Turtle

Adult Atala Butterfly showing blue spots and red-orange abdomen

Atala Butterfly

Butterfly and Moth

Adult Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron foraging on a tidal flat

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Wading Bird

Large colony of Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats emerging from a cave

Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat

Small Mammal

Green Squirrel Treefrog perched on a bamboo stem

Squirrel Treefrog

Frog and Toad

Adult Southeastern Five-Lined Skink shown in close profile

Southeastern Five-Lined Skink

Lizard

Green Lynx Spider showing long spiny legs on a leaf

Green Lynx Spider

Spider

Female Red-Bellied Woodpecker perched on a branch

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Woodpecker

Striped Skunk walking across a woodland floor

Striped Skunk

Carnivore

Sheepshead fish swimming underwater over a sandy bottom

Sheepshead

Marine Fish

Green Barking Treefrog clinging to a branch

Barking Treefrog

Frog and Toad

Atlantic Ghost Crab standing on a Florida beach

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Crab

Northern Mockingbird perched on a lichen-covered branch

Northern Mockingbird

Songbird

Corn Snake climbing across a branch in open habitat

Corn Snake

Snake

Florida Polydamas Swallowtail feeding on red flowers

Polydamas Swallowtail

Butterfly and Moth

Red Drum swimming above seagrass and a sandy bottom

Red Drum

Marine Fish

Florida Mottled Duck swimming in calm wetland water

Florida Mottled Duck

Waterbird

Eastern Screech-Owl resting inside a tree cavity

Eastern Screech-Owl

Raptor

Adult male Broad-Headed Skink resting on a log

Broad-Headed Skink

Lizard

White and red Spiny-Backed Orb-Weaver resting at the center of its web

Spiny-Backed Orb-Weaver

Spider

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