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Benedict Arnold

What is the national flower or animal of your state or country?

Posted - February 15, 2017
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  • Of course, the United States of America uses the Bald Eagle as a symbol of our strength and freedom. It's definitely a majestic sight to see one soar. North Carolina in particular chose the Red Cardinal as our state bird. Very beautiful! We also have the Dogwood as our state flower which is also one of my personal favorites. The picture below shows both the Red Cardinal and the Dogwood flower. Jaimie would also love to know that North Carolina's state mammal is the Grey Squirrel.
      February 15, 2017 7:53 PM MST
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  • Thanks Corey. Lovely pic. Yosey (from Ask) sends me photographs from her trips to California's national parks and a few of those have had bald eagles. She even mailed me a red-tailed hawk's feather. 
      February 15, 2017 7:55 PM MST
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  • The Red-Tailed Hawk is definitely my favorite bird, though the eagle holds a special place in my mind but that's more for national pride. What are the national symbols of Australia? Like the bird and flower?
      February 15, 2017 8:02 PM MST
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  • Sorry, Corey, it hit the wrong button and posted my answer to you under Livvie's answer. 
      February 15, 2017 8:19 PM MST
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  • 5451
    National Animal: Bald Eagle

    National Flower: Rose


    State Animal: Coyote


    State Flower: American Pasque Flower


      February 15, 2017 8:11 PM MST
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  • Australia: plant: wattle, animal: kangaroo, bird: emu.
    NSW (my state) plant: waratah, animal: platypus, bird: kookaburra.

    Here's a waratah: 
    Sorry Livvie, those were in answer to Corey's question. I put them in the wrong place. 

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at February 15, 2017 8:24 PM MST
      February 15, 2017 8:17 PM MST
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  • I should have guessed on the Kangaroo. Wow, I've never seen the Waratah. That looks awesome.
      February 15, 2017 8:25 PM MST
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  • Hi Livvie, thanks for those. Glad you got a coyote in there (what state is that?). I've been waiting most of my life for him to catch that pesky road runner. 
      February 15, 2017 8:20 PM MST
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  • 5451
    South Dakota

    The coyote actually did catch the roadrunner on Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over.




      February 15, 2017 9:31 PM MST
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  • Clever! Somebody else showed me that a week or so back. You had to admire his optimism putting on the bib and getting ready for the meal. :)
      February 15, 2017 9:37 PM MST
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  • The others have covered the nation's bird and flower. I live in North Dakota. Our state bird is the Western Meadowlark.

    I don't know what our flower is so our state tree is the American Elm.
      February 15, 2017 10:32 PM MST
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  • Magnificent photograph of the meadowlark. Thanks. :)
      February 15, 2017 11:09 PM MST
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  • I kept it and made it my wallpaper for my laptop lol :)
      February 16, 2017 6:31 AM MST
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  • "California" ...

    Animal ... California Grizzly
    (now extinct ... here's the last one)


    Bird .... California Quail



    Flower ... California Poppy

      February 15, 2017 10:53 PM MST
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  • Such a shame about the grizzly. So many species have been lost. 
    I found a quail in our garden last week. Never seen one in the area before. I've been keeping an eye out for him in case he comes back but haven't seen him since.
      February 15, 2017 11:10 PM MST
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  • It was a subspecies, but you're right ... it is a shame.
      February 15, 2017 11:19 PM MST
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  • Rose, leek, thistle and daffodil (The United Kingdom of Britainland, folks); a lion.
    Northamptonshire doesn't have a symbolic flower or an animal (
      February 15, 2017 11:24 PM MST
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  • Thanks, Lucia. My father came from Wales so I know about leeks and my maternal great-grandfather came from England. Most of my generation came from somewhere in the UK.
      February 16, 2017 3:01 AM MST
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  • 11015
    In Minnesota, the common loon and the pink and white lady slipper:


      February 16, 2017 3:53 AM MST
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  • Is that an orchid? 
    Common loon? what a brilliant name. He's rather handsome.
      February 16, 2017 4:14 AM MST
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  • 11015
    Yes, Lady slippers are a type of orchid. The loon picture is with summer plumage. It looks rather drab in winter.
      February 16, 2017 5:48 AM MST
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  • I don't know, look at that beak and that birdy swagger. I think they're fab.
      February 16, 2017 5:51 AM MST
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  • Nice
      February 16, 2017 1:43 PM MST
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  • State mammal: Beaver
    State Bird: Bluebird
    State Fish: Brook Trout
    State flower: Rose
    State Tree: Sugar Maple
      February 16, 2017 4:55 AM MST
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