You never know when you’ll be lucky enough to spot a Florida Scrub Jay. When I was at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon, I hoped to catch a glimpse of one. Imagine my delight when two Scrub Jays appeared just as I walked along the trail. They entertained me for 10 minutes, flying […]
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Last time we traveled to Merritt Island NWR, I went to some of the usual locations where we’ve seen Florida Scrub Jays in the past. I was about to give up when I decided to try one more very likely spot, the Scrub Ridge Trail. I walked half-way around the 1-mile loop without seeing or […]
When I first moved to Florida, I thought surely some of the Blue Jays in our local preserves were actually Scrub Jays – they just looked so much gentler and prettier than Blue Jays in New York! But I was wrong . . . This is a post about the REAL Florida Scrub Jays, and […]
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