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Avery Island's Jungle Gardens

Pam and Edmund McIlhenny's photographs of Avery Island's Jungle Gardens, which was originally the home of E. A. McIlhenny, the third president of McIlhenny Company, and a well known naturalist. Around 1895 he helped save the Snowy Egrets from extinction, by establishing a rookery that became known as Bird City. Over time he continued to build his home into a 170-acre park filled with hundreds of varieties of Azaleas, Camellias, and other species nestled among the majestic Southern Live Oaks. Jungle Gardens was opened to the public in 1935, and has remained so ever since. The Jungle Gardens website, www.junglegardens.org, has more information as well as directions and hours of operation, and www.TABASCO.com also outlines the history of this beautiful garden. A more detailed history can be found in The History of Jungle Gardens by Lisa B. Osborn, Shane K. Bernard, and Scott Carroll. Jungle Gardens is a lovely place to take photographs. We hope you enjoy our collection, which is always a work in progress. Warmest regards, Pam and Edmund McIlhenny
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    There is more action in this photo than it first appears.  First, all 3 birds are standing on one leg, and second, the Great Egret is showing off a small morsel it just speared from the lagoon.  Two young Roseate Spoonbills with the Great Egret.
    Path to the Sunken Garden in Jungle Gardens on Avery Island.
    Great Blue Heron flying behind a Great Egret carrying its catch someplace more privatae to eat.Both were flying along Bayou Petit Anse toward the Avery Island toll gate.