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Local Florida Wildlife

Male Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab raising its oversized claw on wet sand

Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab

Crab

Dark-morph Reddish Egret dancing through shallow Florida water

Reddish Egret

Wading Bird

Eastern Glass Lizard showing its long legless body

Eastern Glass Lizard

Lizard

Crested Caracara perched on a post in open Florida habitat

Crested Caracara

Raptor

Florida Mouse standing on sandy ground

Florida Mouse

Small Mammal

Florida Harvester Ant worker carrying food across pale sand

Florida Harvester Ant

Other Insect

Belted Kingfisher flying with a fish

Belted Kingfisher

Waterbird

Native Southern Toad resting on a Florida driveway

Southern Toad

Frog and Toad

Black Vulture standing near water in Florida

Black Vulture

Raptor

Sherman’s Fox Squirrel clinging to a tree trunk

Sherman’s Fox Squirrel

Small Mammal

Tricolored Heron landing in shallow Florida water

Tricolored Heron

Wading Bird

Common Gallinule swimming in bright Florida wetland water

Common Gallinule

Waterbird

Atlantic Stingray swimming with its pale underside visible

Atlantic Stingray

Marine Fish

Male Northern Cardinal perched on a branch

Northern Cardinal

Songbird

Round-Tailed Muskrat swimming in shallow Florida marsh water

Round-Tailed Muskrat

Aquatic Mammal

Adult Little Blue Heron perched near a Florida wetland

Little Blue Heron

Wading Bird

Purple Gallinule flying above a Florida wetland

Purple Gallinule

Waterbird

Snail Kite flying over a Florida wetland with an apple snail

Snail Kite

Raptor

Colorful male Painted Bunting perched in Florida

Painted Bunting

Songbird

Common Snapping Turtle underwater in a Florida spring

Common Snapping Turtle

Turtle

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