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Found the old kitchen brush it had been retired to more robust way of living in the garage, but not a daily chore of scrubbing either.
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
The other jay we often see here is the California scrub jay. Looks like it’s going for some nesting material here.
Some will say the Oregon Scrub Jay doesn't have the rich color of other scrub jays. All I know for sure is, they aren't the friendly type like the Florida scrub jay. This guy isn't going to land on your shoulder or hat, not a chance. Even taking a photo is a task of patience.
Yesterday (6/23) afternoon two California Scrub-Jays that are often at my home were in my yard so I decided to feed them a few peanuts and photograph them. /there are almost always 2 of them when they show up. IMG_6996
This scrub jay was walking around the park, picking up morsels from the grass. Here, its mouth is quite full, but it still managed to pick a bug up with the end of its beak.
Scrub Tanager - Puembo Birding Garden, Puembo, Ecuador
Bird Species (# 346) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
eBird Report and listing details - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/152489201#_ga=2.217105749.21039...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
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The Florida scrub jay is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America. It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida and one of only 15 species endemic to the continental United States. Because of this, it is keenly sought by birders. It is known to have been present in Florida as a distinct species for at least 2 million years, and is possibly derived from the ancestors of Woodhouse's scrub jay. ~ Wikipedia
Florida Scrub Jay ~ The Florida Scrub-Jay was classified as a Threatened species by the state in 1975, and by the federal government in 1987, but these designations have failed to halt the population decline. By 1993, Florida Scrub-jay populations had declined an estimated 90%, to about 10,000 individuals. Since then, further, severe declines have been documented in some Scrub-jay populations in Brevard County and elsewhere. ~ Florida Audubon
When a bird (or other animal), does this sideways slightly downward look, it makes me think bashful. In this case, probably looking for a mate a little lower in a neighboring tree! This was taken at the Tualatin River Wildlife Refuge.
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
I nearly did with this shot, though lovely to get away for a night last weekend - the weather wasn't that great......fingers crossed for next time!
I have 2 of these birds almost every day in my back yard when I feed them peanuts. They also eat cracked corn that I put out for the California Quail. Yakima County, Washington. There is still about 12 inches of snow on the ground so bird may be challenged to find food.IMG_1269
shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a sigma 150-600mm contemporary telephoto zoom lens, using a fringer ef-fx pro ii smart adapter
A California Scrub Jay checking out his surroundings, before flying to our seed feeding station. We had four to five inches of snow during the last couple of days. There were at least a 100 birds looking for seed during this WInter event. We spread seed in numerous places on top of the snow, so they could easily have a meal. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.