#florida scrub-jay

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Florida Scrub Jay for a $15 Ko-fi supporter

The Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is a species of Jay endemic to Florida, USA. Its range is specifically restricted to the florida oak scrub ecosystem. It has a varied omnivorous diet that includes arthropods, seeds and small vertebrates. They are known to cache thousands of acorns in the autumn which are then routinely dug up to eat during the entire year. (x, x)

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Florida Wildlife, May 1964. Illustration by Wallace Hughes.

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Scrub jays are always goofing around

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Mallee Emu-Wren & Florida Scrub Jay for #avianaugust!

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Animal of the Day!

Florida Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)

(Photo by Cassidy Ficker)

Conservation Status- Vulnerable

Habitat- Central Florida

Size (Weight/Length)- 76 g; 30 cm

Diet- Insects; Small amphibians; Rodents; Bird eggs

Cool Facts- As hard as it is to believe, the Florida scrub-jay is the only bird truly endemic to Florida. These brightly colored birds have one of the tightest family units in the bird kingdom. Scrub-jay chicks stay with their parents several years after fledging to help raise their younger siblings and keep an eye out for predators. Only once adjacent territory becomes available do the chicks set out on their own to raise a flock of their own. Due to lack of wildfires, the forests that Florida scrub-jays call home have shifted from scrub to thick forest. The jays have difficulty finding proper nesting material and prey.

Rating- 11/10 (White and blue is in season.)

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Let's gooooooOOOOOOOOOO!!!

So, I've been hinting at this for a while now, but my little Tumblr side project, the State Bird Initiative, is going to nominate the American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) as a candidate for Florida state bird, at least here on Tumblr for polling. Wouldn't be the only person to recommend that, and this real-world attempt to do so, as seen in the article above, is one in a series of attempts to choose the flamingo as Florida's state bird. Because...yeah, duh, it's an obvious choice. It's also lobbying to elect the Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) as the state songbird, which is a thing in some states. Not a massive fan of that, BUT, I am a fan of BOTH of these birds being considered, and the scrub jay is another candidate that will be nominated for State Bird by the State Bird Initiative here on Tumblr.

Florida residents! The official vote for this bill starts in March! If you're interested in making this a reality, talk to folks and promote the idea! If nothing else, this proves that state birds actually can be a legislative focus, and could be used to promote conservation and ecological knowledge in residents of these states, especially for kids! And hey, if any state needs more focus on education, it's definitely Florida. On stuff that isn't just birds, obviously, BUT IT'S A START

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Revenge attack on "Jingle" for @shinkoscribbles!

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Day 8 - Florida scrub jay!

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Florida Scrub Jay

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Day 8 of #avianaugust2023 - Florida Scrub Jay

Reference photo (with permission) by Christopher Ciccone https://www.cicconephoto.com/

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Florida Scrub Jay #AvianAugust day 8.

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Avian August Day 08, Florida scrub jay (Floridahäher)

Dieses Blau! 💙 This blue! 💙

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"Single Black", sentinel Florida scrub jay, named for his single black band on his right leg