Audubon Swamp Garden, Charleston County, SC
Part of the Magnolia Plantation, this used to be a rice-farming area. But today it looks like a real garden, complete with grass and flowers. But the "grass" is really duckweed and water meal and there are American Alligators here and there, resting on boards specially constructed for them, with any available space taken up by Yellowbelly Sliders. There are many interesting birds, not all of them aquatic.
See the live map at the bottom of the page.
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| A view of the swamp. You can see why they call it a garden! But you couldn't walk on it. |
10/11/07
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| Common Gallinule, part of a group. ID confirmed by Simon T. | Orchard Spider | Another Orchard Spider | Anole | Another Anole |
3/28/06
Anhingas
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Great Egrets
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| Courting couple | In flight | Courtship ritual |
White Ibises
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Little Blue Heron
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| Adult |
Blue-winged Teals
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| Male | Male | Mother with ducklings |
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| Pair |
Common Gallinule
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Swamp Sparrow
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American Alligator and Yellowbelly Sliders
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| No problems with territoriality here! |
Live map of the Audubon Swamp Garden: