Wildlife: A Walk in the Florida Scrub, 1 by Floridian

Floridian wrote:
Bastet, yes we have sent letters and pictures to Brevard County. Protecting this area is certainly being looked at and building permits have been denied.
The whole deal is a double edged sword...if you make people aware then they go into the scrub to 'play' with the birds...if you don't then the scrub is overlooked. According to rehabbers and wildlifers, Brevard County is not known for taking enviromental stands.
Our plan was to go in summer when plants are heat struggling and in early spring because we figure these is are times when food is possibly in shorter supply. We do leave extra peanuts when we leave the area.
It was great fun to watch the jays cache the peanuts...in some very strange places too. They will stick peanuts into crevices in the bark of trees and in the fiber near the boots on palms, in the dead leaves and weeds on the ground.
This area is also being used as a dumping ground for lazy morons that can't be bothered to find a community dump. The only upside to this is the area looks unappealing. It saddens me to find all this mess and wonder when people will learn