April 5, 2008 - Jungle Gardens, Avery Island, LA, Part 3

Then we moved on to Bird City after parking in the lot.  Now we can see the egrets:

Closer:

Wow!

Chicks:

A gator ready if one falls in the water:

Nest building:

Arguments:

Even a few nests in trees:

Another close up:

Video pan of Bird City (640x480 WMV 1.88Mb)

Video of egret looking for a landing spot (640x480 WMV 872Kb)

Panorama of Bird City (click photo for a full size 2.50Mb version)

It was very worthwhile to come here and see all the egrets nesting.

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