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Since August 19, 2004 Evergrene had held the proud distinction of being a Certified Gold Audubon International Signature Sustainable Development. Evergrene is the first residential development in the state of Florida and the world to be so designated.
Our project gives protection to the natural resources of the state of Florida by successfully integrating an ecosystem approach to design, construction and management of the development. Year in and year out we strive to manage our property according to the environmental principles and guidelines of Audubon International's Signature Programs.
Pleated Woodpecker: a large (~18 inches), non-migratory insectivore (eats bugs). Not endangered.
Raccoon: omnivorous (eats plants and animals) and opportunistic (eats garbage left out the night before trash day)
Queen Butterfly: likes milkweed (out of focus in the background) and oleander
Black Racer: black, bluish, gray, to olive brown snake that can grow to six feet. Not poisonous and will not deliberately confront humans.
Great Egret (in flight): long yellow bill and long black legs
Little Blue Heron (27 inches): slate-blue body and wings
Moorhen: slate gray, red crested with yellow beak; year around bird
Sandhill cranes: adults gray with red forehead, white cheeks and a long dark pointed bill; a snowbird (winters in Florida)
Zebra long wing: Florida state butterfly whose larvae feed on
passion flowers and adults visit Spanish needle and lantana
Atala butterfly: almost wiped out due to Florida over
development, but made a come back when developments
like Evergrene planted Coontie, which is their host plant.
Red Bellied Woodpecker: medium size woodpecker with a red cap on the male and a red nape patch on the female; this one appears to be a male
Mockingbird: Florida state bird, which mimics the songs of
birds and amphibians.
Water Lily: fragrant, Florida native plant, but do not wade into Evergrene ponds to smell the flowers.
Water Lily: fragrant, Florida native plant, but do not wade into Evergrene ponds to smell the flowers
One of several Evergrene "Cypress forests" containing both pond and bald cypress along with an irrigation system
One of the more than 20 bird houses installed in the Evergrene preserve over the last few years.
Moorhen adults and chicks
Two photos illustrating the South Florida Flatwoods of the Evergrene preserves, which typically has slash pines and saw-palmettos on flat land
A pair of Sandhill cranes
Gopher tortoise: a turtle that can live for over 100 years; they are vegetarians and their burrow can be the home to over 15 other animals species
GOPHER TORTOISE
Two birdhouses including one condo complex
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly: another butterfly whose larvae prefers passion flowers and whose adults visit many flowers including pentas and lantana
Small Gopher Tortoise (about six inches in diameter) eating clover
Adult screech owl at Evergrene nest box - photo July 13, 2009 by G. Braun
Female wood duck on eggs at Evergrene nest box - photo July 13, 2009
by G. Braun
Adult red-bellied woodpecker at Evergrene nest box - photo July 13, 2009 by G. Braun
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