Florida scrub jay

Description:

Medium sized bird 9 to 12 inches in length. Iridescent blue to black with patches of white gray and tan. Black eyes and beek.

Habitat:

Lives in desert like scrub habitat of white sand, pygmy live oaks, and pine trees.

Notes:

I went on this adventure with one purpose, to revisit this location and see if the scrub jays were still present. Although drastically and noticably declined in numbers due to residential development the individuals observed were very healthy. One thing I have to mention is the extreme "tameness" of these wild birds. While taking their pictures they landed on my head and neck and tried to preen my hair. They took peanuts directly from my hands. My trunk was open and had I not been aware they would have gladly removed more peanuts and other items from it too.