Endangered species
Jun 15, 2019 17:56:17 #
wrbc
Loc: Palm Bay, Fl.
The Florida Scrub Jay was added to the endangered species list in 1975 . As of the early 1990s, the total population was estimated at about 4,000 pairs, probably a reduction of more than 90% from original numbers. Loss of habitat has been the main problem. Prime Florida oak scrub is maintained by occasional fires, so fire prevention has added to the effect of ongoing development in squeezing out the jay's habitat.
Habitat: Florida scrublands. Its name is appropriate, for it lives only in Florida scrub, areas of short scrubby oaks growing on sandy soil. This habitat occurs mostly as isolated pockets, and the jays rarely wander away from their own little patch of scrub, making them extremely sedentary.
Taken with a Nikon D7200 and 70-300 Nikkor lens.
Habitat: Florida scrublands. Its name is appropriate, for it lives only in Florida scrub, areas of short scrubby oaks growing on sandy soil. This habitat occurs mostly as isolated pockets, and the jays rarely wander away from their own little patch of scrub, making them extremely sedentary.
Taken with a Nikon D7200 and 70-300 Nikkor lens.
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Jun 15, 2019 21:09:45 #
Reconvic
Loc: clermont Fl
I'm surprised that you found some without being banded. Most of the ones I've gotten have 2 or 3 bands designating what county they were in.
Good shots!
Good shots!
Jun 15, 2019 21:11:39 #
Jun 16, 2019 05:54:45 #
wrbc
Loc: Palm Bay, Fl.
Reconvic wrote:
I'm surprised that you found some without being banded. Most of the ones I've gotten have 2 or 3 bands designating what county they were in.
Good shots!
Good shots!
I took these at the Malabar Scrub Sanctuary. I haven't noticed bands on any that I've seen.
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And that is also the happy hunting ground of the gopher tortoise, so they share in being faced with extinction by man's expansion.
Jun 16, 2019 09:44:56 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Very nice shots, love the Scrub Jays. There are a lot of them here around Canaveral National Seashore/Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral. If you spend some time around them they will land on you, your tripod, etc. Too friendly, very curious. I hope they continue to do well and gain population. I also hope Canaveral National Seashore is never auctioned off for development, or reduced in size for same.
Jun 16, 2019 13:59:13 #
wrbc
Loc: Palm Bay, Fl.
olemikey wrote:
Very nice shots, love the Scrub Jays. There are a lot of them here around Canaveral National Seashore/Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral. If you spend some time around them they will land on you, your tripod, etc. Too friendly, very curious. I hope they continue to do well and gain population. I also hope Canaveral National Seashore is never auctioned off for development, or reduced in size for same.
I hope so too. They are a beautiful bird.
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