A female Kingfisher on a fall afternoon on Avery Island.

Great Blue Heron sharpening its beak on a stick in Jungle Gardens.

Morning view of the Jungle Gardens lagoons.

Winter view of the lagoons along Bayou Drive in Jungle Gardens.

Great Egret flying low just as the sunrise turned Bayou Petit Anse to gold.

Double Camellias in Jungle Gardens.

Japanese Magnolia blooming in January in Jungle Gardens.

Azaleas blooming in Jungle Gardens in January.

Camellia in Jungle Gardens.

A Camellia seemingly suspended to the branch above only by the thin black lines.

Camellia blooming in Jungle Gardens.

An Osprey perched above Bayou Petit Anse bordering Jungle Gardens.

Winter sunset view of Bayou Petit Anse bordering Jungle Gardens.

The Japanese Magnolias are making their annual appearance in Jungle Gardens.