Some trees are over 200 years old |
One place
that apparently had a lot of tree and plant damage was Flamingo Gardens in
Davie and today ( 23rd September) was the first day they were reopening
section of the gardens to the public.
These
gardens are an important section of the Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary and are
home to a myriad of birds, butterflies and flora.
The aviary
is the most impressive I have ever seen with a large variety of owls, eagles,
pelicans, storks, birds of prey and of course huge spectacular flamingos.
The great thing
I like about Flamingo, is that these gardens are also a refuge for Florida's
small, native wildlife that have been hurt. They rescue, nurse, heal them
and if they are able, return them to the wild or else they remain at this
sanctuary.
I love that
aspect of the gardens but it is really mainly a botanical garden which was
established in 1927 and once had over 3000 species of rare and exotic,
tropical, subtropical, and native plants and trees. Some of the magnificent oak
trees which thankfully are still standing are in excess of 200 years old.
So while
only about two thirds of the garden was open to the public today, it is still
extremely impressive.
A bobcat sleeps in his cage in a tree |
There is
also a museum which had been a weekend retreat of the Wray's who used it in the
1930's and later donated the property to the state.
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