I've grown up in this state my entire life. Not ONCE have I ever caught a TARPON.... and I've fished, believe me. Besides that, let me just say that a tarpon is one UUUUGLY fish. True that.
State bird........ Yellowhammer... or YellowHammer... or Yellow Hammer. I don't know because I've never actually looked outside and SEEN a yellow bird of any sort. I see hummingbirds of all sorts - because my sweet husband loves to feed them. I think they're afraid of me (honestly) - I have no idea why. But I watch through the window.
Anyway, I was having to help my 9 yr old with a project on the state. Maybe things were different when it was assembled. I've never seen a TARPON nor a YellowFrigginHammer. EVER.
In my humble opinion, it would be more honest to have a BASS as the state fish and a CARDINAL would be a better representation for the bird. Then again, I do tend to lean towards the HOPE that when founded, Yellowhammers and Tarpon were all OVER the place.
Why do states need a "designated" fish or bird? Seriously.. it's sort of silly. However, I'd vote for "designated vermin" being the silly squirrel. They make horrendous last minute road decisions...... and "sweet" southerners sometimes have accidents trying to avoid them. LOL, I love animals, but I will not die for a squirrel. Shoot.. there it is... interrupting my own train of thought with my OWN train of thought. Weird.
Back to the project....... augh! I hate school work (I hated SCHOOL!) with a PURPLE PASSION... and you know, I don't know what that means, but I know it's above the normal level of hatred for school and/or it's projects - LOL!!! Goodnight to my sister & Joy!!! :))
-Kat
Come to think of it, I've never seen one either. Perhaps you and I should head over to check out the tank at Bass Pro and see if they have one!
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