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Aphelocoma coerulescens
A bold and curious bird, the Florida Scrub-Jay can become hand-tame in areas where it comes in contact with people. Unfortunately, it is restricted to the rare oak scrub community of Florida, a habitat under constant threat of development, and is classified as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Cornell Lab
endemic to Florida scrub lands
Notice that the bird is banded...as are most of the Scrub Jays in this park.
Spotted on Oct 23, 2011
Submitted on Oct 23, 2011
4 Comments
Yes, his blueness did stand out. Some of the others I saw where much paler. ...and he was showing off a lot too and came very near.
Very nice series Claire. This bird seems bluer than some I have seen.
So the Western Scrub Jay is not a threatened species?
Beautiful bird! I take my daily visits by his Western Scrub-Jay cousin to my feader for granted, hope he has a bright future.