It has always amused me that the tourists to the US that I’ve spoken to are often very excited to see raccoons, and disappointed if they don’t see them before they leave.

Some others I’ve noticed on the east coast of the US are blue jays and cardinals. Boy, do people get excited about those if they’ve never seen them before! Very pretty birds of course, just very easy to get used to and see as uninteresting as well.

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Here in Florida it is alligators, certainly. We also have remarkable birds, but it’s alligators.

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Can confirm, been to Florida several times and I liked seeing the alligators.

I’m older now and appreciate birds more so perhaps I should come back.

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I’m older now and appreciate birds

This is 100% how it goes.

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Really? It’s a thing?

I want to make friends with some crows really badly.

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I went on an alligator boat in Florida and they were cool sure but the Anhingas hunting and catching fish were cooler, I didn’t even know you had those!

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