Bob and
Joyce
Adventurers in Louisiana
May,2004
Louisiana
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Some photographers visiting Martin Lake |
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We arranged for a "Swamp Tour" near Lake Martin. Marcus and his truck arrived with a boat and about 5 dogs in the cages in the pickup. |
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Marcus is our guide into the unknown. |
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A crawfish which seems to be one of the basic food groups in this area. |
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The trusty outboard designed specially to keep us from becoming stranded in the swamp. |
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Here is another boat with a few extra passengers. We had another couple from Alabama, Marcus' daughter, his dog and himself. |
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But the treat was seeing the wildlife up close and personal. It was almost like being back in the Galapagos Islands again. |
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The snowy egret is quite abundant and this was the time for the young to be just emerging from the eggs. |
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Baby egrets |
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Maybe the guardian angel? |
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The cypress stumps in the swamp. |
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Surprisingly, there were no mosquitoes. We had lots of repellent and never even put in on. But we did see some attractive dragonflies |
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It is hard to see in this photo, but this is a 10 foot long alligator. Marcus reached over the side an pulled him up by his tail. The dog went nuts, and the alligator was not really pleased. I think he was very old and beyond resisting the loving attention of Marcus. |
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More swamp |
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More birds during the breeding time. This were actually along the road named "Rookery Road" |
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The noise and activity of this area was truly glorious. We stayed for almost an hour and watched the birds come and go - feed and fight. |
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