LEAST BITTERN The Least Bittern is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas.
LEAST TERN The smallest of American terns, the Least Tern is found nesting on sandy beaches along the southern coasts of the United States and up the major river systems far into the interior of the continent.
LIMPKIN Limpkins are tropical wetland birds whose range reaches into Florida. They specialize in eating apple snails, which they hunt both day and night, and they often leave telltale piles of snail shells at the edges of freshwater wetlands where hunting is good.
LITTLE BLUE HERON Little Blue Herons inhabit fresh, salt, and brackish water environments in Florida including swamps, estuaries, ponds, lakes, and rivers. In the U.S., the little blue heron can be found from Missouri, east to Virginia, down to Florida, and west to Texas.
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES The Loggerhead Shrike is a songbird slightly smaller than a robin. Despite its small stature, the behaviors of a shrike reflect those of a raptor. It is commonly known as the “butcherbird” or “thorn bird” for its habit of impaling prey on sharp objects, such as thorns and barbed wire fences.
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