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Florida Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens

Photo by Machi
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Description:

Florida's only endemic bird species! I would guess there were 5 or 6 of them. Vibrant blue and gray bird about the size of a mockingbird. Video of it calling: https://youtu.be/m2FgwnxgqBg and one that is a bit clearer hopping around in the tree making smaller chirps: https://youtu.be/wAfF9QbYTu4

Habitat:

On the Eagle Snag Trail near the county dump

Reference Links:

Florida scrub jay - Wikipedia, Florida Scrub-Jay Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (2)
Machi
Thanks Tukup! First time seeing them, and I didn't even have to leave the county to find a good group of them!
Tukup
Beautiful birds Machi. Thanks for sharing.

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PublishedMay 28, 2019

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