Great Egret retrieving a stick for nest bulding at Bird City in Jungle Gardens.
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Avery Island Azaleas.
Iris in Avery Island's Jungle Gardens.
Avery Island Purple Iris.
Morning shot of Bird City on Avery Island.
Move over! A Great Egret chases a Roseate Spoonbill off the high perch.
Roaseate Spoonbill grooming on Avery Island.
Cherokee Roses growing on Avery Island.
Yucca plant growing in Avery Island's Jungle Gardens.
Violet Wood Sorrell grows around the base of bamboo on Avery Island, and all parts of this plant--the bulb, flowers and leaves--are edible according to Wikipedia. Garrie Landry kindly providided this beautiful plant identification.
Butterflies love thistle plants on Avery Island, and they have more wings than I realized.
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Black-necked Stilt on Avery Island
Apotted Alligator on Avery Island.
Southern Live Oak shading a welcome bench on the walk back up from the Bird City lookout.
Avery Island Souther Live Oak branches with Resurrection Fern located near Bird City.
Resurrection Fern dressing up the limbs of beautiful Southern Live Oaks in Jungle Gardens after a spring rain.
Golden Bamboo framed by two Souther Live Oaks sporting Resurrection Fern in Avery Island's Jungle Gardens after a big rain.
White-tailed Doe trotting through clover on Avery Island.
Great Egret showing off its lacy breeding feathers, called "aigrettres," which is a French word from which "Egret" was derived.
Great Egrets on the lookout on Avery island.
Spotted Alligator on Avery Island.
