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Black Necked Stilt | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Black Necked Stilt | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Himantopus mexicanus • 33 - 40 cm (13 - 16 inches) long • Black above, white below • Long neck • Very long red legs • Straight thin bill • Noisy and conspicuous • Aggressive during nesting season
Black Crown Night Heron | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Black Crown Night Heron | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Nycticorax nycticorax • Stocky bird with thick bill • Usually hunched and inactive • Black back and black cap with pale gray or white underparts • Gray wings • Red eyes • Yellow or yellow-green...
Bald Eagle | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Bald Eagle | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Haliaeetus leucocephalus • National bird of the United States • 75 - 108 cm (30 - 43 inches) • Adult has white head and tail • Massive yellow bill • Juvenile has dusky head and tail with dark bill •...
American Painted Lady | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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American Painted Lady | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Yellow bar on front edge of forewing • White spots on top of wing • Smaller than Painted Lady • Migrates south to north each spring and summer • Most die in cold northern temperatures • Can fly more...
Yellowroot | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Yellowroot | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Yellowroot: • Xanthorhiza simplicissima • Small branched shrub that usually grows in colonies • Underground stem • Roots and inner bark of stem are yellow • Roots produce a strong odor and taste...
Yellow Buckeye | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Yellow Buckeye | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Yellow Buckeye: Aesculus octandra Popular shade tree Grows up to 90 feet high with a trunk diameter of 3 feet Leaves are compound palmate Leaves are 5 to 15 inches long; occur in groups of five Yellow...
Wood Anemone | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Wood Anemone | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Wood Anemone: • Amenome quinquefolia • Delicate specimen • Less than 6 inches tall • Single, white or pink flower with 5 sepals • Whorl of leaves on slender stem • Grows in patches
Witch Hazel | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Witch Hazel | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Hamamelidaceae virginiana • Deciduous • Grows in clusters • Narrow, strap-shaped, yellow petals • Grows up to 25 feet high • Capsular fruit flowers in October • Foliage turns yellow in the fall •...