Area 3 at the eastern edge of Scrub Jay Pond is tiny and next to a tall tree. The view here is from the trail next to homes on Greenfly Orchid towards the east and across Scrub Jay Pond. The homes in the background belong to our neighbor Highland Lakes. Area 3 lies to the left of the tall tree. We did not see any scrub jays in this area. 
Close-up of area 3. Luckily, the oaks survived here because the soil is moist next to the wetlands. However, the oaks are still too small to be of value to the birds. The Bahia grass is much too high.
This sand live oak stands at the northern entrance of the scrub jay trail. Sand live oaks are the scrub jays' favorite nesting treee, however, this tree is much too big for scrub jays. Still, its acorns are a valuable food source. You may notice that sand live oaks look like a smaller version of the live oak and are therefore a suitable tree for smaller lots.
Close-up of area 3. Luckily, the oaks survived here because the soil is moist next to the wetlands. However, the oaks are still too small to be of value to the birds. The Bahia grass is much too high.
This sand live oak stands at the northern entrance of the scrub jay trail. Sand live oaks are the scrub jays' favorite nesting treee, however, this tree is much too big for scrub jays. Still, its acorns are a valuable food source. You may notice that sand live oaks look like a smaller version of the live oak and are therefore a suitable tree for smaller lots.The car happens to be on the trail because a handicapped resident needed to unload fertilizer in his backyard.
On June 23, three scrub jays came out of the bushes where the photographer is standing. On June 24, no scrub jays were sighted. On June 25th, we saw two scrub jays who did not bother to come down to look at us. Obviously, they knew that we had no food for them
No comments:
Post a Comment