Everything in St. Augustine comes with a price. There's lots of tours and places to see but everybody wants a piece of that tourist dollar. However, the Alligator Farm ($21/person) seemed to be worth it so we gave it a shot. And were not disappointed. Lots of things to see and lots of alligators and people doing demonstrations about what alligators do, which is lay out in the sun a lot. We did get to see some mooning alligatoors as it is spring time. But all those gators were overshadowed by the bird rookery in a lagoon in the back. We don't know why all of these birds (egrets and such) come to these trees to roost and nest and raise their young. But they do and there are hundreds and hundreds of them. All making noice. White feathery ones and plainer white ones and dark heded ones and showy ones with bright orange and red coloring. They all have nests, some are sitting on eggs, some have bitty baby birds and some have good sized young birds. And everybody's making a racket and very busy.
I have one picture of one of the trees. Look closely, there are many many birds and nests. The second one is a closeup of one bird's nest. Her baby is getting pretty big. But don't drop your babies because it's a lagoon full of alligators. Literally.
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