Oscar Scherer State Park, Florida

Florida Scrub Jay

(Aphelocoma coerulescens)

  • Only bird species endemic to Florida
  • Adapted to Florida scrub habitat
  • Threatened
  • Omnivorous, caching acorns
  • Warning: Will eat from human hands. Added nutrition leads to early hatchings and starvation due to lack of a essential caterpillar diet.
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