Anhinga Anhinga anhinga iStock Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias iStock Great Egret Ardea alba iStock Snowy Egret Egretta thula iStock White Ibis Eudocimus albus iStock Wood Duck Aix sponsa iStock Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus iStock Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Richard Gant - SWFWMD Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus iStock Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis iStock Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis iStock Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Mike Hancock - SWFWMD Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis iStock Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis iStock Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio iStock female Birds CONSERVATION LANDS WaterMatters.org/species Through its efforts to protect water resources, the Southwest Florida Water Management District buys and manages land. As a result, plants and animals that live on these lands are also protected and the public can enjoy recreational and educational activities in the great outdoors. For a more comprehensive list containing birds, mammals, butterflies, frogs, toads, insects, trees, shrubs, reptiles, wildflowers and natural communities, please visit male