On a trip back to Louisiana in March, Jessa and I returned to explore the Barataria Preserve at Jean Lafitte NHP, partly with Captain Jason [see previous post] and partly on our own. A few highlights, by category...
Raptors
Bald eagle nest, almost obscured by Spanish moss
Red-shouldered hawk
Swallow-tailed kite
Dragonflies
Eastern pondhawk, female
Green darner
Eastern pondhawk again
Herps
Toad, species undetermined
Green anole
Five-lined skink
Red-eared sliders
Chicken turtle
American alligators: big herps
Photos by Mark & Jessica Farrell-Churchill...mostly Jessa.
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