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Local Florida Wildlife

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

Adult male Florida Purplewing displaying violet-iridescent brown wings on a tree trunk in a South Florida hardwood hammock

Florida Purplewing

Other Insect

Adult male Black-and-White Warbler with bold black facial markings creeping along a Florida tree trunk

Black-and-White Warbler

Songbird

Least Shrew crossing sandy ground beside wiregrass in Florida pine flatwoods

Least Shrew

Small Mammal

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

Male Southern Skipperling displaying bright orange wings on a small wildflower in a sunny Florida meadow

Southern Skipperling

Other Insect

Adult male Carolina Saddlebags dragonfly with a red abdomen and dark hindwing patches perched beside a Florida pond

Carolina Saddlebags

Other Insect

Adult male Blue Grosbeak perched in a sunny Florida old field

Blue Grosbeak

Songbird

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

Wood Thrush

Songbird

Male Four-Spotted Pennant dragonfly with four dark wing patches perched beside a Florida pond

Four-Spotted Pennant

Other Insect

Mature male Amanda's Pennant dragonfly with dark amber wing-base bands perched above a vegetated Florida pond

Amanda's Pennant

Other Insect

Adult male Indigo Bunting perched on a seed-bearing stem at a Florida field edge

Indigo Bunting

Songbird

Adult male Summer Tanager perched in a sunlit Florida oak canopy

Summer Tanager

Songbird

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

Pied-Billed Grebe

Water Bird

Clouded Skipper butterfly nectaring on a white flower in a sunny Florida garden

Clouded Skipper

Butterfly and Moth

Adult male Marbled Salamander with white crossbands beside a seasonal woodland pool in the Florida Panhandle

Marbled Salamander

Salamander

Male Roseate Skimmer dragonfly perched on a reed beside a sunny Florida pond

Roseate Skimmer

Other Insect

Clapper Rail walking along the muddy edge of a Florida salt marsh

Clapper Rail

Waterbird

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