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also known as "Ham and Eggs" Lantana :-) Some are perennial, others are annual. Some creep, some make huge hedges up to 7 feet tall. In some areas, they are considered week-like. They attract butterflies and bees.

Actually, it is probably a "Saw Palmetto" Serenoa repens http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S...

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That is fantastic proof of recolonization! Beautiful Bird. Welcome to Project Noah.

My dad reports seeing at least one more snake just like this one, the day after this one. It was climbing down the gutter drain through about 25 yards of enclosed downspout drain to the creek floodplain below. He said he would make sure the snake was exited and then maybe add some screen to keep a snake from getting in there and getting stuck or trapped.

Thank you Joshua and Liam. I learned all about Red Tailed Hawks today, thanks to my misidentification and you guys' correction. I added a picture of the banding on the tail feathers. I tried to include images from enough angles to get an ID. It definitely had a yellow eye color.

Liam - I will defer to you. I know it was big, and mad at me for not letting it get back to its hard won squirrel catch. I have another bird that looks identical - to my eye - and it was ID'd as a Cooper's Hawk. That's why I went with Cooper's hawk. I'll change it. Thanks!

This makes three kinds of woodpeckers in my neighborhood.

Thanks Austin!

Welcome to Project Noah! That is a fantastic first spotting. The colors are fantastic. I can't wait to see more from your adventures.

It's got a leg band. I wonder if anyone knows the tracking group.