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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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    Little Blue Heron hopping around its neighborhood in Bird City on Avery Island.
    Warrior Buck on Avery Island--note his right antler and eye look like they have been in some fierce fight!
    The Roseate Spoonbills are among the most beautiful visitors to Avery Island, with their pink plumage. Like flamingos, their pink color comes from the crustaceans they feed on. They feed by sweeping their open bills back and forth through shallow water until they sift up insects, small fish, snails, crustaceans, and the like. During the late 1800's, Roseate Spoonbills were hunted nearly to extinction, because their feathers were in demand as decorations for ladies' hats. After being made a protected species in the 1940's, their population gradually recovered. Today they are found along the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, and Florida.