West Volusia Audubon
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We are the West Volusia Audubon chapter from Volusia County, Florida. We also post about the Florida Scrub-Jay and Lyonia Preserve in Deltona, Florida!
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We figured a blue bird on a Blue Sky was appropriate for our first post!
We’re the West Volusia Audubon chapter from Volusia County, Florida. And one our favorite places is Lyonia Preserve in Deltona, Florida, home to the Florida Scrub-Jay that you see here!
#birds #nature #photography #florida
We’re the West Volusia Audubon chapter from Volusia County, Florida. And one our favorite places is Lyonia Preserve in Deltona, Florida, home to the Florida Scrub-Jay that you see here!
#birds #nature #photography #florida
The beautiful drupes of Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) being a dash of color to the Lyonia landscape as well as a welcome food source to birds including gray catbirds, mockingbirds, and robins. Beautyberry leaves can also be used to make a natural mosquito repellent!
📸: Chelsea LeNoble
📸: Chelsea LeNoble
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The beautiful drupes of Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) being a dash of color to the Lyonia landscape as well as a welcome food source to birds including gray catbirds, mockingbirds, and robins. Beautyberry leaves can also be used to make a natural mosquito repellent!
📸: Chelsea LeNoble
📸: Chelsea LeNoble
Our first “Florida Cold” burst of the year gave the scrub-jays a chance to bring out the puffy jackets!
📸: Paul Strauss
Lyonia Preserve, Florida
#winter #scrubjay #corvid #jaysofbluesky #wildlife #birds #birding #conservation #refuge #publiclands #florida
📸: Paul Strauss
Lyonia Preserve, Florida
#winter #scrubjay #corvid #jaysofbluesky #wildlife #birds #birding #conservation #refuge #publiclands #florida
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Our first “Florida Cold” burst of the year gave the scrub-jays a chance to bring out the puffy jackets!
📸: Paul Strauss
Lyonia Preserve, Florida
#winter #scrubjay #corvid #jaysofbluesky #wildlife #birds #birding #conservation #refuge #publiclands #florida
📸: Paul Strauss
Lyonia Preserve, Florida
#winter #scrubjay #corvid #jaysofbluesky #wildlife #birds #birding #conservation #refuge #publiclands #florida
Here’s your chance to see part of a day in the life of a Florida Scrub-Jay. It isn’t all just posing for pictures and landing on people’s hats, there’s very serious acorn adventures to be had!
#florida #scrubjay #corvid #environment #conservation #threatened
#florida #scrubjay #corvid #environment #conservation #threatened
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Here’s your chance to see part of a day in the life of a Florida Scrub-Jay. It isn’t all just posing for pictures and landing on people’s hats, there’s very serious acorn adventures to be had!
#florida #scrubjay #corvid #environment #conservation #threatened
#florida #scrubjay #corvid #environment #conservation #threatened
Saturday’s Radical Recycling Program was a fun and educational one, as our visitors learned about efforts to increase recycling across the United States. But you really won’t want to miss these recycled holiday lights!
📸: Shari Smith
📸: Shari Smith
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Saturday’s Radical Recycling Program was a fun and educational one, as our visitors learned about efforts to increase recycling across the United States. But you really won’t want to miss these recycled holiday lights!
📸: Shari Smith
📸: Shari Smith
Together with this very busy Eastern Carpenter Bee, we’re happy to announce that it is once again Garberia season at Lyonia Preserve!
📸: Chris Kintner
#florida #bees #conservation #pollinators #flowers #nature #photography #garberia #fall
📸: Chris Kintner
#florida #bees #conservation #pollinators #flowers #nature #photography #garberia #fall
October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Together with this very busy Eastern Carpenter Bee, we’re happy to announce that it is once again Garberia season at Lyonia Preserve!
📸: Chris Kintner
#florida #bees #conservation #pollinators #flowers #nature #photography #garberia #fall
📸: Chris Kintner
#florida #bees #conservation #pollinators #flowers #nature #photography #garberia #fall
Lyonia’s scrub-jays are so thoughtful that they’ll even sit for a portrait before returning to their acorn hunt.
#corvid #scrubjay #florida #birding #conservation
📸: Chris Kintner
#corvid #scrubjay #florida #birding #conservation
📸: Chris Kintner
October 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Lyonia’s scrub-jays are so thoughtful that they’ll even sit for a portrait before returning to their acorn hunt.
#corvid #scrubjay #florida #birding #conservation
📸: Chris Kintner
#corvid #scrubjay #florida #birding #conservation
📸: Chris Kintner
You never know what you’ll see in Lyonia Preserve! Christine shared this very “Fall” scene in Lyonia of a flock of turkeys roaming in the Preserve. Wild turkeys continue to be threatened by habitat loss and hunting, but we’re happy to see this group exploring Lyonia!
📸: Christine Joly
📸: Christine Joly
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
You never know what you’ll see in Lyonia Preserve! Christine shared this very “Fall” scene in Lyonia of a flock of turkeys roaming in the Preserve. Wild turkeys continue to be threatened by habitat loss and hunting, but we’re happy to see this group exploring Lyonia!
📸: Christine Joly
📸: Christine Joly
Among the many birds you’ll hear rustling in Lyonia Preserve is the aptly-named and beautiful Brown Thrasher. They are fairly shy and are quick to dive back into cover, but every now and then you’ll see them singing their songs from the top of a tree!
📸: Tyler Lovell
📸: Tyler Lovell
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Among the many birds you’ll hear rustling in Lyonia Preserve is the aptly-named and beautiful Brown Thrasher. They are fairly shy and are quick to dive back into cover, but every now and then you’ll see them singing their songs from the top of a tree!
📸: Tyler Lovell
📸: Tyler Lovell
Spend some time with one of our great volunteers, Danielle, who is here to show you how to make your own bird suet at home for your backyard birds.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Spend some time with one of our great volunteers, Danielle, who is here to show you how to make your own bird suet at home for your backyard birds.
youtu.be/B5dgLIPLEfI?...
youtu.be/B5dgLIPLEfI?...
This Florida Scrub-Jay is exploring a leaf gall, which occurs as a reaction to wasps or other insects laying eggs into the plant tissue. The plant cells respond by growing the gall that you see around the egg sac.
📸: Tyler Lovell
📸: Tyler Lovell
October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This Florida Scrub-Jay is exploring a leaf gall, which occurs as a reaction to wasps or other insects laying eggs into the plant tissue. The plant cells respond by growing the gall that you see around the egg sac.
📸: Tyler Lovell
📸: Tyler Lovell
We understand that some of you like gopher tortoises? Here’s one of Lyonia Preserve’s resident gopher tortoises coming up to visit our Lyonia Garden Keepers.
#florida #conservation #tortoise #wildlife
📸: Danielle Linsler Rice
#florida #conservation #tortoise #wildlife
📸: Danielle Linsler Rice
October 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We understand that some of you like gopher tortoises? Here’s one of Lyonia Preserve’s resident gopher tortoises coming up to visit our Lyonia Garden Keepers.
#florida #conservation #tortoise #wildlife
📸: Danielle Linsler Rice
#florida #conservation #tortoise #wildlife
📸: Danielle Linsler Rice
The Lyonia Garden Keepers have been hard at work, and the results are in beautiful blooms like this one of the Largeflower False Rosemary (Conradina grandiflora). This wildflower is endemic to Florida and is a state-threatened species like many other Conradina species.
📸: Danielle Linsler Rice
📸: Danielle Linsler Rice
September 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Lyonia Garden Keepers have been hard at work, and the results are in beautiful blooms like this one of the Largeflower False Rosemary (Conradina grandiflora). This wildflower is endemic to Florida and is a state-threatened species like many other Conradina species.
📸: Danielle Linsler Rice
📸: Danielle Linsler Rice
It’s a great time to see Gopher Tortoises in Lyonia Preserve. Monthly hikes will begin again soon with the Lyonia Environmental Center, and the Lyonia Photography Club will also be hosting excursions to get great shots like these.
📸: Tyler Lovell
#florida #conservation #tortoise #gophertortoise
📸: Tyler Lovell
#florida #conservation #tortoise #gophertortoise
September 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It’s a great time to see Gopher Tortoises in Lyonia Preserve. Monthly hikes will begin again soon with the Lyonia Environmental Center, and the Lyonia Photography Club will also be hosting excursions to get great shots like these.
📸: Tyler Lovell
#florida #conservation #tortoise #gophertortoise
📸: Tyler Lovell
#florida #conservation #tortoise #gophertortoise
Here’s a look at a Florida Scrub-Jay behavior: the “hiccup” call! This rapid chattering sound (which is followed here by Towhee chirp) is made only by female scrub-jays and is generally considered to be an alarm or territorial vocalization.
#birds #corvids #florida #wildlife
🎥: Chelsea LeNoble
#birds #corvids #florida #wildlife
🎥: Chelsea LeNoble
September 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
You don’t always get to appreciate the beauty of a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird this close - but thanks to the Lyonia Photography Club we get to enjoy this stunning shot!
📸: Paul Comazzi
📸: Paul Comazzi
September 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
You don’t always get to appreciate the beauty of a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird this close - but thanks to the Lyonia Photography Club we get to enjoy this stunning shot!
📸: Paul Comazzi
📸: Paul Comazzi
A fall favorite at Lyonia: Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum). These fuzzy red berries start to appear in late Summer and ripen into Fall. This is one of the few Florida natives that provides “Fall color,” bringing a flash of red leaves to the Preserve.
September 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A fall favorite at Lyonia: Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum). These fuzzy red berries start to appear in late Summer and ripen into Fall. This is one of the few Florida natives that provides “Fall color,” bringing a flash of red leaves to the Preserve.
Nina Ehmer of the Lyonia Photography Club graced us with this stunning portrait of a Florida Scrub-Jay at Lyonia Preserve.
#conservation #birdphotography #birding #birds #corvid #scrubjay #florida
#conservation #birdphotography #birding #birds #corvid #scrubjay #florida
September 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Nina Ehmer of the Lyonia Photography Club graced us with this stunning portrait of a Florida Scrub-Jay at Lyonia Preserve.
#conservation #birdphotography #birding #birds #corvid #scrubjay #florida
#conservation #birdphotography #birding #birds #corvid #scrubjay #florida
The beautiful Rusty Lyonia (Lyonia ferruginea) that gives Lyonia Preserve its name shows off in the early morning light. New growth on this shrub is marked by the rusty-orange leaves you see here, which helps add a dash of color to the greenery you see along the trail.
📸: Chris Kintner
📸: Chris Kintner
September 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The beautiful Rusty Lyonia (Lyonia ferruginea) that gives Lyonia Preserve its name shows off in the early morning light. New growth on this shrub is marked by the rusty-orange leaves you see here, which helps add a dash of color to the greenery you see along the trail.
📸: Chris Kintner
📸: Chris Kintner
Join conservation photographer Linda Wilinski for a captivating look into the world of River Otters.
Linda’s last presentation at the LEC drew a full house, so we recommend RSVP’ing as soon as possible to save your spot!
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Linda’s last presentation at the LEC drew a full house, so we recommend RSVP’ing as soon as possible to save your spot!
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September 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Join conservation photographer Linda Wilinski for a captivating look into the world of River Otters.
Linda’s last presentation at the LEC drew a full house, so we recommend RSVP’ing as soon as possible to save your spot!
www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-at-...
Linda’s last presentation at the LEC drew a full house, so we recommend RSVP’ing as soon as possible to save your spot!
www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-at-...
Thanks to Avian Research and Conservation Institute and their August 19th blog update we can see that Astor has made it safely past the Andes Mountains in Colombia and has made it further than any of the kites tracked! Not that it’s a competition but we’re very proud of her.
August 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Thanks to Avian Research and Conservation Institute and their August 19th blog update we can see that Astor has made it safely past the Andes Mountains in Colombia and has made it further than any of the kites tracked! Not that it’s a competition but we’re very proud of her.
It’s a Monday, so we’re going to start you out with this absolutely stunning photo of a Florida Scrub-Jay on sentinel duty at Lyonia Preserve from Nina in our Lyonia Photography Club.
📸: Nina Ehmer
📸: Nina Ehmer
August 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It’s a Monday, so we’re going to start you out with this absolutely stunning photo of a Florida Scrub-Jay on sentinel duty at Lyonia Preserve from Nina in our Lyonia Photography Club.
📸: Nina Ehmer
📸: Nina Ehmer
We thought we’d send you into the weekend with this very busy and very chatty Towhee!
#towhee #birds #conservation #florida
#towhee #birds #conservation #florida
August 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We thought we’d send you into the weekend with this very busy and very chatty Towhee!
#towhee #birds #conservation #florida
#towhee #birds #conservation #florida
A beautiful view of Lyonia’s wetlands makes for a great post on #wetlandwednesday!
📸: Lori Oulabi
Lyonia Photography Club
📸: Lori Oulabi
Lyonia Photography Club
August 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A beautiful view of Lyonia’s wetlands makes for a great post on #wetlandwednesday!
📸: Lori Oulabi
Lyonia Photography Club
📸: Lori Oulabi
Lyonia Photography Club
We always make sure to give Gopher Tortoises their space, but every now and then one decides they want to spend a little extra time with you! This tortoise was determined to visit our LEC Friends leader Stephen Kintner and spent a few minutes resting its head on Stephen’s shoes before moving on.
August 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We always make sure to give Gopher Tortoises their space, but every now and then one decides they want to spend a little extra time with you! This tortoise was determined to visit our LEC Friends leader Stephen Kintner and spent a few minutes resting its head on Stephen’s shoes before moving on.