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.. Robin Both European and American robins typically live close to human dwellings. The American robin eats mainly fruit, although it occasionally eats insects. Snowy Owl The snowy owl ranges across northern Eurasia and North America. During the winter months, the snowy owl’s white plumage camouflages it, allowing it to swoop down undetected on small mammals and fish. Surf Scoter The surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, is a migratory duck that spends its summers in Arctic tundra and muskeg regions of Canada and Alaska and its winters from southern California and the Gulf of California eastward to Florida. Surf scoters feed on insects, larvae, and pondweed. Tropical Parrots Florida’s warm, humid climate allows it to sustain exotic tropical wildlife like these parrots, originally from South America. Vegetarian Finch On visiting the Galápagos Islands in 1835, British naturalist Charles Darwin noted the diversity of life, with each island supporting its own form of tortoise, mockingbird,