NATIVE SPECIES NatureScavenger Hunt of Northwest Florida
Northwestern Florida has many different types of native species that are crucial to keeping our local ecosys- tems healthy. Getting to know the flora and fauna in your neighborhood is an important step towards conser- vation. See if you can spot any of our native Florida residents listed below on your next nature walk. Use the accompanying field guide for reference, or click on each image to learn more.
Plants & Flowers Birds
Bottlebrush American Robin Spanish Moss Osprey Coontie Palm Mourning Dove Flame Azalea Common Grackle Black-Eyed Susan Great Egret
Bonus: Coreopsis - FL State Wildflower Bonus: Northern Mockingbird - FL State Bird
Trees Mammals
Magnolia Gray Squirrel Longleaf Pine Cottontail Rabbit Live Oak Nine-Banded Armadillo Needle Palm Otter Saw Palmetto Raccoon
Bonus: Sabal Palm - FL State Tree Bonus: Manatee - FL State Marine Mammal
Insects Reptiles & Amphibians
American Bumble Bee Florida Snapping Turtle American Lady Butterfly Eastern Chicken Turtle Cabbage White Butterfly Common Five-Lined Skink Honey Bee Green Anole Green Darner Dragonfly Spring Peeper
Bonus: Zebra Longwing Butterfly - FL State Insect Bonus: American Alligator - FL State Reptile
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Plants & Flowers
BOTTLEBRUSH FLAME AZALEA Image Source: TC Palm Image Source: University of Florida
SPANISH MOSS BLACK-EYED SUSAN Image Source: Gardening Channel Image Source: Costa Farms
COONTIE PALM COREOPSIS Image Source: University of Florida Image Source: Bob Peterson NATIVE SPECIES of Northwest Florida FIELD GUIDE
Trees
SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA NEEDLE PALM Image Source: P. Allen Smith Garden Home Image Source: IDTools.org
LONGLEAF PINE SAW PALMETTO Image Source: University of Georgia Image Source: University of Florida
LIVE OAK SABAL PALM Image Source: National Wildlife Federation NATIVE SPECIES of Northwest Florida FIELD GUIDE
Insects
AMERICAN BUMBLEBEE HONEY BEE Image Source: Bug Guide Image Source: Nat. Geo. Kids
AMERICAN LADY GREEN DARNER Image Source: Bug Guide Image Source: Rachel Species Blog
CABBAGE WHITE ZEBRA LONGWING Image Source: Alabama Butterfly Atlas Image Source: ButterflyEducation.com NATIVE SPECIES of Northwest Florida FIELD GUIDE
Birds
AMERICAN ROBIN COMMON GRACKLE Image Source: Audubon Image Source: Audubon
OSPREY GREAT EGRET Image Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Image Source: Connecticut Audubon
MOURNING DOVE NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD Image Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Image Source: Houston Audubon NATIVE SPECIES of Northwest Florida FIELD GUIDE
Mammals
GRAY SQUIRREL RIVER OTTER Image Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Image Source: Wild Florida
COTTONTAIL RABBIT RACCOON Image Source: Gareth Raspberry Image Source: Cincinnati Public Radio
NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO MANATEE Image Source: National Wildlife Federation Image Source: NPR NATIVE SPECIES of Northwest Florida FIELD GUIDE
Reptiles & Amphibians
FLORIDA SNAPPING TURTLE GREEN ANOLE Image Source: Florida Smart Image Source: Paul Hirst
EASTERN CHICKEN TURTLE SPRING PEEPER Image Source: Fine Art America Image Source: New England Public Radio
FIVE-LINED SKINK AMERICAN ALLIGATOR Image Source: Ontario Nature Image Source: Wikipedia