FLORIDA

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Florida is the 4th most populated state after California, New York, and Texas

The capital of Florida is Tallahassee.

The state bird is the Northern Mockingbird

*Black, grey and white feathers

*Long black tail has white outer tail

*Black line through a yellow eye

*Bill relatively short and straight.

*Imitates the sounds of other birds

*Often sings at night

*Has a loud sharp sound

The state animal is the Florida Panther

*One of the most endangered mammals on earth, only 100-160 known adults

*Brown on the back and grey underneath

*Eat deer, rabbits, birds, and raccoons

Florida’s nickname is the sunshine state

Florida’s state flower is the orange blossom

*Orange blossom is the waxy, white blossom of the orange tree

*The Orange blossoms bloom in clusters of 1-6 during in spring and result in oranges the following autumn or winter.

Florida borders 2 states:Georgia and Alabama

We Florida!!