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Florida nature trip highlights birds and plants
The author recalls a Florida visit noting palmettos, coconuts, live oaks and Spanish moss shaping landscapes. They describe strangler figs, orchids, cypress roots as lamp bases, vibrant bougainvillea, hibiscus, poinsettias, and numerous wildflowers. Birds include white ibis, wood ibis, bald eagles, ospreys, cardinals, mockingbirds, and more. A stingray of 500 pounds was landed at Naples while mullet fish with gizzards fascinated them.
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