I have always admired roseate spoonbills in the wild, but I had never seen one two-feet away before. The birds, many born in the aviary, are so used to visitors that you can view them from quite close. Again, buy a $1 bag of bird food (different than flamingo food) so you can have this interaction.ĭon’t miss spending time in the half-acre free-flight aviary, where you can walk among 250 birds from 45 species. Hungry ibises and peacocks are everywhere, and they’re a lot of fun to feed too. There is a lot more to Flamingo gardens wildlife than flamingos! It wasn’t just the kids who thought this was the coolest thing ever. Be sure to buy a $1 bag of flamingo food when you buy your tickets. (Photo: David Blasco)Īt Flamingo Gardens, you can even feed the flamingos, whose big funny beaks are very gentle as they scrape your palm for handout food pellets. The food for the flamingos is $1 a bag and you can buy it when you get your tickets at the entrance. Over the years, it has added animals so that now it has more than 80 native species of birds and animals.įlamingo Gardens now the largest collection of Florida native wildlife in the state including a magnificent flock of flamingos, which now have been categorized as native to Florida.įlamingo Gardens, Davie: Flamingos eat out of your hand at the flamingo pond.
Two decades ago, Flamingo Gardens began developing a new area of the park, the Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary. Today, it is home to the biggest tree in Florida (a non-native Cluster Fig measuring 54 feet 1 inch in circumference with a crown span of 95 feet) as well as 3,000 tropical and subtropical species of plants. It was founded in 1927 by Floyd Wray, who first planted citrus trees and then added rare tropical fruit, flowering trees, and shrubs. Originally, its big attraction was its historic botanic gardens. I have visited and loved Flamingo Gardens for years. Florida wildlife: Get a good look at a Florida panther, a Florida black bear, bobcat, eagle, alligators and river otters, among others.Ī flamingo at Flamingo Gardens.You can also hand-feed the famous flamingoes in their beautiful pond. As you walk the grounds, you’ll see peacocks and ibises, who gather round you as you feed them. Florida birds: There is a half-acre free-flight aviary where you can walk among 250 birds from 45 species.Florida flora: There is a remarkable collection of trees and plants, including 15 Florida champions, meaning they are the biggest trees of their species, and thousands of orchids.Flamingo Gardens is located on one of the high points in Broward County, which is one reason it was the site the Wrays selected when they built their residence in 1927. Florida history: Floyd and Jane Wray were pioneers and you can tour their home.Flamingo Gardens in Davie combines my all-time favorite things, and they are the four main reasons to love this outpost in the suburbs:
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