Identificaciones de zac9

Observed on 10/11/18 at 2:30PM
Weather: approximately 84 degrees F, slightly cloudy, warm, no rain at the time but during a particularly rainy week, no wind
Habitat: in a county park, surrounded by other plants and wildlife, tallest tree in the area so not shaded by other plants
Original ID: Pinus elliottii, based on the description and pictures from https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Trees&cl=US/FL and http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/2016/06/01/dont-be-a-sap-knowing-the-difference-between-florida-pines/ and https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FR/FR00300.pdf; long needles, large somewhat thinner cones, spiral arrangement of needles, smallest branches are about thumb sized in diameter

Observed on 10/11/18 at 2:30PM
Weather: approximately 84 degrees F, slightly cloudy, warm, no rain at the time but during a particularly rainy week, no wind
Habitat: in a county park, surrounded by other plants and wildlife, tallest tree in the area so not shaded by other plants
Original ID: Pinus elliottii, based on the description and pictures from https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Trees&cl=US/FL and http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/2016/06/01/dont-be-a-sap-knowing-the-difference-between-florida-pines/ and https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FR/FR00300.pdf; long needles, large somewhat thinner cones, spiral arrangement of needles, smallest branches are about thumb sized in diameter

This flower part of this plant was about 5 centimeters wide and long. It’s stem was about 16 centimeters long. This plant was white with pink flowers in the middle. It’s stem was green. It was moving in with the wind in the pond.

A flower with yellow heart- shaped petals that get lighter near the center. Curved filaments with yellow anthers in center. Connected to a green stem, with leaves. Flower has a diameter of about 1.5 inches. Part of Kingdom Plantae as a seeded vascular plant.

Habitat: Found in nature park in a grassy area next to a tree near the ground.

Defining characteristic: presence of flower shows it is an angiosperm. Its four large yellow petals separated by green sepals help define it as this species.

Geographic distribution:Florida, Texas, Georgia, Alabama,Mississippi

http://www.wildsouthflorida.com/peruvian.primrose-willow.html#.XHAFzVBKiUk

This bird had brown and black wings with white spots at the top of the wings. It was about 3/4 foot tall, 2/3 foot wide, and about 1/3 foot long. It was drying its wings out while standing on a pole. It stayed there and dried its wings for about 15 minutes until it flew away.

This egret was white with yellow and black striped legs. It had a yellow and black beek and was hunched over a little bit. It was about 3/4 foot tall and 1/4 foot wide. It was about 1/2 foot long. It had stood on the ledge for a while until it flew off.

This bird was a little over two feet tall. It was perched on the ledge and was just standing there. It’s beak and legs were both a pale yellowish orange color. The top of its head is dark grey while the body is light grey.