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Wildlife

Huffhines Park abounds with a variety of wildlife, especially waterfowl, along with tree birds, turtles, squirrels and other small mammals. Here is an illustrated guide to some of the species you are most likely to see at various times of the year.

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Please note that digital copies or poster-size prints of all these photos are available in my SHOP.


WATER FOWL

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

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Great Egret

Great Egret

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Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

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Black-Crowned Night Heron

Black-Crowned Night Heron

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Yellow Crowned Night Heron

Yellow Crowned Night Heron

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Green Heron

Green Heron

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Double Crested Cormorant

Double-Crested Cormorant

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Ring-Billed Gull

Ring-Billed Gull

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Canada Goose

Canada Goose

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Mallards

Mallard Ducks

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Muscovy Ducks

Muscovy Ducks

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American Pekin Duck

American Pekin Duck

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Cayuga Duck

Cayuga Duck

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TREE BIRDS

Monk Parakeet

Monk Parakeet

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Male Common Grackle

Common Grackle

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Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

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Blue Jay

Blue Jay

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Common Starling

Common Starling

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Common Starling

Red-bellied Woodpecker

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House Sparrow

House Sparrow

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MAMMALS and REPTILES

Squirrel

Eastern Fox Squirrel

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Red Eared Slider

Red Eared Slider

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Yellow Bellied Slider

Yellow Bellied Slider

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Texas Spiny Softshell

Texas Spiny Softshell

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EXTINCT SPECIES

Ammonite Fossil

Ammonite Fossil

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Can you guess where in the park this fossil can be seen? People walk past it every day and probably don't notice it, but it's easily seen if you know where to look!

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