"I was
frozen still, so I wouldn't scare him off and no, I would
never feed them or any other wildlife, except back yard
birds. He was so light, that I could not tell when he flew
off. Norma, told me he took off. I love Florida Scrub Jays.
Florida Scrub Jays form family units, consisting of several
generations. The generations all help in raising the new
generation. It was amazing to watch these happy little birds
playing in the scrub, after they checked us out. They were
obviously communicating with each other, as they fluttered
around, chasing each other. They have an abundant food supply
and we watched them scratch around under the small oaks
and come up with small nuts. I also saw one with a small
piece of some kind of fruit and not sure what it was. Now
I have two full days of photos to go through, probably around
1500 to 2000 and I haven't even uploaded them all yet. Visited
St. Augustine, Merritt Island NWR twice, Cruckshank Sanctuary,
Viera Wetlands and Orlando Wetlands." Tom Tobin