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In Central FL, I've seen: Alligators, Manatees, Otters, Bald eagles, White tail deer, Black Bears, Wild Boars, Armadillos, Bob cats, Turkey, Foxes, Tortoises, Muskrats, Sealife including Sharks, Sting rays, Dolphins, lots of snakes including Corals, and Rattlers.
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^^Do you have deer near the neighborhoods where you live? I know on Long Island, you have to go at least 60 miles away from the city in order to see deer. But even so, the deer are really only in the parks even that far from the city.
^^Do you have deer near the neighborhoods where you live? I know on Long Island, you have to go at least 60 miles away from the city in order to see deer. But even so, the deer are really only in the parks even that far from the city.
They might be there and you don't see them, Rachael....but maybe not.
In the town in which I grew up, we never, ever saw deer, foxes, coyotes. I would find turtles in our back yard and a couple snakes. Then they developed the land next to our house and no more turtles - they must have killed their habitat. But that was decades ago.
In the last 10 years, they started developing more undeveloped land in our town. All of a sudden, we see deer all over the place. It turns out they were there all along, but they had enough woods to remain hidden. Now, their home is so small that when they roam they have to go out into the neighborhood. Same with the foxes and coyotes.
So, sometimes the animals are there but if they have enough room to have a home they stay hidden until something forces them out. The sad thing about it is that by seeing deer now, even though it makes the area seem more country-like, it's actually a sign that they are being squeezed out by development and won't be around much longer.
Big Mammals
-Deer
-Black Bear
-Horses (yes, there's wild horses in Island Beach State Park )
-Coyotes
-Wolves (Lakota Wolf Preserve)
Small Mammals
-Rabbits
-Squirrels
-Chipmunks
-Groundhogs
-Raccons
-Skunks
-Foxes
Water Mammals
-Dolphins (even in the Hackensack river sometimes!)
-Seals
Birds
-A lot
Good list. I'll add whales (six species!), possums, bats, and even bobcats...
Some of the birds we see commonly in NJ:
Sparrow
Goldfinch
Blue Jay
Cardinal
Grackle
Woodpeckers
Robin
Crow
Hawks (Red tail is common)
Bald Eagle
Vultures (Turkey and Black mostly)
Owls
...and of course, Sea Gulls
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