Re: [FLORIDABIRDS-L] The Ethics of Feeding Scrub Jays
Subject: Re: [FLORIDABIRDS-L] The Ethics of Feeding Scrub Jays
From: john hintermister
Date: Thu, Feb 9, 2012, 7:49 PM
All,
What it boils down to is that feeding Florida Scrub Jays is against the LAW.
SO DON'T DO IT . IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE BIRDS.
John Hintermister
Gainesville
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Scott Simmons <(email address filtered)>wrote:
> Recently I was at Merritt Island and came across 4 FL Scrub Jays at the
> Scrub Ridge Trail. There were people there photographing them, and, after
> seeing peanuts in the grass, I became pretty sure they had fed them peanuts
> (though it's possible that they just happened upon the scene just like I
> did). I photographed one jay fly up to the finger of one individual and
> then jump up to his hat. I was pretty irritated when I noticed the peanuts
> on the ground not far from signs prohibiting feeding scrub jays. So
> recently i decided to write a blog post on why not to feed scrub jays (
> http://www.learnoutdoorphotography.com/2012/02/florida-scrub-jay.html). I
> listed three reasons not to feed them, including altering their diet,
> making them dependent on humans, and making them more visible to predators.
> The comments I received were favorable and even offered a couple other
> reasons. But a couple people emailed me with objections, basically
> different ways of asking "what's the harm?"
>
> I was wondering if any of you had other insights on the matter so that I
> can (gently) respond to these emails.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Simmons
> Winter Park, FL
>
>
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