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• Persea borbonia • Also known as Bull Bay • Evergreen with narrow head • Grows to 75 feet tall • Trunk 3 feet in diameter • Red bark • Bright red lumber used for making cabinets • Elliptic leathery...
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S apium sebiferum • Also known as Tallow Tree • Nonnative, of Chinese origin • Takes over marsh • Leaves pointed at both ends • Sap is milky and poisonous if rubbed in eyes or taken internally •...
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• Phyciodes tharos • Tiny • Wing span is 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inches • Found in open pastures, road edges, vacant lots, and other open spaces • Upper side is orange with black borders
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• Pandion haliaetus • Known as Fish Hawk or Fish Eagle • Medium size bird with average length 53 - 61 cm and average wingspan 1.4 - 1.8 m • Brownish-black back; white breast with bluff or brown...
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• Mimus polyglottis • Robin sized 23 - 28 cm (9 - 11 inches) long • Slender, long-tailed gray bird • White patches on wings and tail • Often imitates other birds' calls • Song richest on warm, spring...
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• Casmerodius albus • Large wading bird with all white plumage • Yellow bill and glossy black feet • Stalks prey or walks slowly in shallow water searching for prey • Monogamous • Nests in colonies in...
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• Ardea herodias • Common large wading bird • 99 - 132 cm (39 - 52 inches) long with wingspan 1.8 m (70 inches) • Gray plumage • Yellow beak • Long legs • Flies with neck folded • Primary diet of fish...
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• Alypia octomaculata • Common black moth • Widely distributed species • Double wings • Two white or yellow spots on each wing • Wingspread about 1 inch • Larva feeds on grape leaves and Virginia...
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• Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus • Dark, heavy-bodied water snake • 50.8 - 189.2 cm (20 - 74.5 inches) long • Broad-based flat-topped head • Olive, brown or black above • No pattern or with dark...
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• Rubus flagellaris • Member of Rose Family • Low growing Blackberry • Trailing woody stems with erect branches • Three-part, serrated leaves • Flower 2 cm wide(0.75 inches) • Flowers June to...