If you haven't had a chance to make it out to Magnolia or Middleton Plantation in Summerville you really should put it on your "to do" list. Both plantations are absolutely bursting in color. If you want to see the Azaleas in bloom you'd better hurry - they're not going to be in bloom much longer. 

If you visit Magnolia Plantation make sure to see the rookery in the Audubon Swamp Gardens. It's filled with nesting Great Blue Herons, Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, Cattle Egrets, Little Blue Herons, Ibis, Wood Ducks and many more species, plus plenty of gators. The chicks have just started hatching so you'll see them playing around in the nests. If you can't get out to one of the plantations I put together a short slideshow with a few pictures so you can see what you're missing.