Spring Clover on Avery Island.

Wood Duck drake on Avery Island.

A pair of Wood Ducks on Avery Island.

Wood Duck hen and drake on Avery Island.

Armadillo rooting for a snack.

Black-bellied Whistler ducks on Avery Island.

Gallinule on Avery Island.

Avery Island Road as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey passed through.

Juvenile Common Gallinule.

Reflection of Black-bellied Whistler ducks in Avery Island's Jungle Gardens.

Wood Duck on Avery Island.

Bamboo house in Jungle Gardens.

Turkey vultures on a sunny winter morning on Avery Island.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck on Avery Island.

The Fulvous Tree Duck is a whistling duck that breeds across much of Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and the Gulf Coast of the United States. They prefer freshwater lakes with plentiful vegetation, and although they are common, these are the first we have seen on Avery Island.

The Tricolored Heron then made an ill-advised landing on the Great Egret platform at Avery Island's Bird City. Shortly thereafter, the Great Egrets chased him off.

Llama on Avery Island.

Owl on Avery Island.

Juvenile Common Gallinule at Bird City in Jungle Gardens.

Everyone has to sleep somewhere.

Yucca plant blooming along Bayou Drive in Avery Island's Jungle Gardens. The Yucca flower is the state flower of New Mexico.

Brown Pelican