What sort of wildlife have you encountered in Miami? (condo, landlord)

[StarfishKey]

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[StarfishKey]

It was more like this Golden Orb Spider



But with this coloring:



Whatever they are, there are a ton in Kendall...

[unquiltom]

I pay very close attention to the wildlife I encounter, so I've seen just about everything there is in South Florida. Some of the critters I've seen that haven't been mentioned yet:
Wood Storks- They're endangered, but fairly common in the Everglades. They sometimes make their way into the suburbs.
Swallow Tailed Kite- Don't know much about these, but they definitely stand out from other birds.
Eurasian Collared Dove- Larger than the common ground dove, they visit the bird seed I leave out for the ducks.
Anhinga- Another bird common to the Everglades who occasionally can be seen in the suburbs.
Little Grass Frog- The one's around my house are completely black. I've even found a couple of them inside my house.
Mediterranean Gecko- I have dozens of them around my house, they also occasionally find their way inside.
African Rainbow Lizard- Saw them at a garden place on Krome Ave. The owners said they arrived in a plant shipment and have established themselves in South Florida very well.
Burmese Python- I know they've been mentioned, but I've actually seen one. It was a young one, maybe 3-4 ft long. Saw him off of Card Sound road, the markings made him easy to identify.
Brown Snake- The one I saw was grey in color, which is a common varient. He had just shed his skin when I walked up on him and he took off and disappeared in seconds.

[Travelassie]

Originally Posted by unquiltom

I pay very close attention to the wildlife I encounter, so I've seen just about everything there is in South Florida. Some of the critters I've seen that haven't been mentioned yet:
Wood Storks- They're endangered, but fairly common in the Everglades. They sometimes make their way into the suburbs.
Swallow Tailed Kite- Don't know much about these, but they definitely stand out from other birds.
Eurasian Collared Dove- Larger than the common ground dove, they visit the bird seed I leave out for the ducks.
Anhinga- Another bird common to the Everglades who occasionally can be seen in the suburbs.
Little Grass Frog- The one's around my house are completely black. I've even found a couple of them inside my house.
Mediterranean Gecko- I have dozens of them around my house, they also occasionally find their way inside.
African Rainbow Lizard- Saw them at a garden place on Krome Ave. The owners said they arrived in a plant shipment and have established themselves in South Florida very well.
Burmese Python- I know they've been mentioned, but I've actually seen one. It was a young one, maybe 3-4 ft long. Saw him off of Card Sound road, the markings made him easy to identify.
Brown Snake- The one I saw was grey in color, which is a common varient. He had just shed his skin when I walked up on him and he took off and disappeared in seconds.

Now THAT is scary.... While Card Sound Road is still fairly isolated, that's still a bit close to populated settlements IMO.... makes you wonder where else they are.

[Lo Maximo]

I enjoy wildlife so I pay close attention to what I see around me. Some of the more notable sightings include the following, many of which aren't native:

-Gray Fox: in my neighborhood (seen multiple times including hunting in someone's front yard)
-Peacock: tons of them in my neighborhood
-Everglades Racer: gray snake, lots in my neighborhood, see them sunning all the time
-American Crocodile: Have seen them at both Crandon Park and Fairchild at one of the lakes (they are always close to salt water)
-Swallow-tailed Kite: Awesome bird of prey that eats snakes, Bird Rd. in Gables
-Blue and Yellow Macaw: Coral Gables
-Cottonmouth, Burmese Python, Coral Snake, Fence Lizard (which looks like a snake): SFWMD land just west of Richmond West neighborhood; White-tailed Deer in same area
-Marsh Rabbit: Key Biscayne
-Giant Ameiva and Green Iguana (large lizards): Key Biscayne
-Red-headed Agama (large lizard): Fairchild Tropical Gardens
-Five-lined Skink: Key Biscayne
-Basilisk (Jesus Christ lizard): Crandon Park
-Bull Shark: Miami Beach 15 feet off beach in swimming area first thing in morning, around 6-7 feet...scary

[Pincho-toot]

Where I lived in Coral Gables, we would mostly see opossums. Raccoons sometimes. Some of my favourite birds in the neighbourhood were mockingbirds and blue jays. I always would see this beautiful blue jay in my yard. Also, a bit regional to where I grew up, as in the specific neighbourhood, but we would see grasshoppers annually. In the spring they are hatch, and they have black bodies with yellow/orange bands. By summer they are fully grown and yellow. They leave by early fall. Also in late May and June you start seeing fireflies.

The critters I DIDN'T like were lizards, especially anoles. Also by my aunt's house in the West Flagler area, before reaching Little Havana, you would sometimes see owls. That was years ago though, idk how common owls are now in that area.

[Apis2015]

I've never seen them, but I remember that there were armadillos. Whenever you saw one, you were supposed to call the cops. I remember, maybe it was an urban legend, that cops or people said they had leper...

I sae a bunch of walking owls, but that was in Boca, you had to take care of those critters because if you ever killed one, fine was 5.000 dollars or more.

[Apis2015]

I've never seen them, but I remember that there were armadillos. Whenever you saw one, you were supposed to call the cops. I remember, maybe it was an urban legend, that cops or people said they had leper...

I saw a bunch of walking owls, but that was in Boca, you had to take care of those critters because if you ever killed one, fine was 5.000 dollars or more. Sharks, kids used to fish sharks in south Miami beach, when MB was a place inhabited mostly by seniors.

[canefandynasty]

Toucans, giant anteater with riched embarasment of lipstick palms, durians and mangosteens

[StreetSmarts]

skeeters, lizards, roaches, gnats, flies, spiders, frogs, flesh eating zombies.