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This historic house in St. Augustine, Florida, is known for its iconic gated entry. [Flickr Explore #63, June 21, 2021.]
Ft Jefferson is about 80 miles west of Key West ..the geometry of this building amazes ...It's deserted, except for some National Park Service staff, so you wander these old passageways alone - eerie, yet cool !
Took this four days ago, well actually four sunsets ago. My first evening in Florida during this trip east.
The Florida scrub-jay is protected by the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It is also protected as a Threatened species by the Federal Endangered Species Act and as a Federally-designated Threatened species by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule. Prescribed burning is an essential element to conserving the Florida scrub-jay. ~ MyFWC
Part of Florida home in wealthy residential section. Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Marion Post Welcott, photographer, 1939
Original picture:
www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8c09813/
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
© Marion Post Walcott 1939
© Alain Girard, Restored & Colorized, 2022
Ron and I were plagued by an aggressive Green Heron, who, whenever the kingfisher arrived at the snag, would possessively chase it off. We called it "The Bastard" which inspired this composite which I call "Bastard Landing". Wishful thoughts may have been behind the making of this composite.
A Florida Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) perches on a branch in the oak scrub of Florida. They are the only species of bird endemic to Florida and one of 15 endemic to the continental United States. With a conservation status of vulnerable, they need to be protected.
The Zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.
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Florida scrub jays are omnivorous and eat a wide variety of acorns, seeds, peanuts, insects, tree frogs, turtles, snakes, lizards, and young mice. They have also been occasionally observed to eat other birds' eggs or nestlings, but this occurs rarely. They routinely cache thousands of acorns a year, burying them just beneath the surface. The acorns are typically buried in the fall and consumed during the winter and spring. Acorns that are forgotten or missed may germinate, making the Florida Scrub-Jay an effective agent for the dispersal of a variety of oak trees. ~ Wikipedia