Swamp Rehab
We hope the alligators, nesting birds, and visitors notice and appreciate all the blood, sweat, and tears shed in the Native Swamp this past fall....
We hope the alligators, nesting birds, and visitors notice and appreciate all the blood, sweat, and tears shed in the Native Swamp this past fall....
In the mid 1970’s the Alligator Farm expanded its Native Florida Swamp exhibit and inadvertently developed an outstanding natural bird rookery....
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Rookery had a phenomenal nesting season this year with over 800 nests counted within two acres of habitat!...
The rookery is over-flowing with wading bird fledglings!...
Great egret and Roseate spoonbill chicks are fledging, though the Snowy egrets and Tri-colored herons are still incubating eggs!...
This year marks the St. Augustine Alligator Farm's 18th Annual Photo Contest!...
Now is the perfect time to visit as wading bird nestlings are hatching out daily! ...
A Green heron pair has been spotted at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park! Hopefully this season will surpass last year's numbers!...