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Morning at Blackwater
Blackwater Conservation area is a BREC park in north Baton Rouge (actually in the community of Central). It is a reclaimed dirt pit on the banks of the Comite River. It is today one of the few...
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Late summer at South Farm
Sunrise over misty fieldsLorry spotted someone watching us Beautiful early morning at South Farm The night herons were still up too Still too much water for shorebirdsThough we did see a few wading...
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2011 Baton Rouge Winter Hummingbird Tour
For the past dozen years or so, Baton Rouge has featured a tour of homes in the Baton Rouge area that are hosting winter hummingbirds. What's a winter hummingbird, you ask? Well, hummingbirds are not...
View ArticleNew Year's Resolution!
How can it be a year since my last blog update? Oh, yeah...Facebook. So much easier to throw a few pics up there! One of my new year's resolutions will be to update this blog more often, even if it's...
View ArticleRare bird + lifer = good bird day!
An oriole in winter in Baton Rouge is a good bird. This bird was located just before the Christmas Bird Count in Baton Rouge and it has been determined to be a Scott's Oriole. This is a bird normally...
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I'm partial to redheads
There is red, and then there is RED. The word "vermilion" was made for this bird. It shines like a beacon, especially against the more drab landscape of winter in Louisiana. And indeed, it should stand...
View ArticleAn Eagle is born!
Checked the nest near Sherburne South Farm (off Ramah-Maringuoin exit from I-10, just east of the Atchafalaya basin) last week. What I saw surprised me! I was hoping to see downy eagle chick heads and...
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Up a Crazy River
I really wanted to go kayaking this weekend. Wanted to try a new location. Hemmed and hawed and today finally decided to try the Bogue Chitto river at the state park. Got the boat loaded up (I'm...
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Colombia bound!
4 birding friends and I are headed to Colombia South Anerica on a birding expedition tomorrow. Internet access will be limited but I'm hoping to be able to send some updates via email, which will post...
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Another day another flight
Waiting for our local flight cross country to Pereira. Checking phones for messages from home! Picked up some city birds this morning.
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Close Encounter with a Broad-winged Hawk
I was birding in the Felicianas last weekend when I was surprised to hear a Broad-winged Hawk nearly over my head! As I watched (and photographed) it moved closer and finally flew down into the road...
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Architects Extraordinaire!
Would you choose to live under a busy highway? And I mean *right* underneath. We are seeing more and more Cliff Swallow colonies under our bridges and overpasses here in Louisiana. These birds...
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Rainbow bird!
The only thing more lovely than a bird that looks like a rainbow, is a singing rainbow bird! Rainbow come to life! from Jane Patterson on Vimeo.Painted Buntings are common breeding birds in south...
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Pass the Tony's!
A White Ibis captures lunch on a wildlife refuge in South Louisiana. You can see it manipulate the crawfish to remove the claws and the legs, get it in to the right position, and finally, swallow it...
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Won't back down!
So I learned something about snakes today. Well, a particular specie of snake: the water moccasin aka cottonmouth. I was driving on a gravel road into a refuge area today and I passed, and avoided,...
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Trees and Trails
Found a new trail to explore today. And it's nearly in the heart of the city. A nice green space...the only downside being its proximity to the interstate. Burden research farm is an interesting...
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Paddling a new stretch of Blind River
I read somewhere that the area of Blind River below Airline Highway was a good place to paddle. I'll have to see if I can find where I read that, because they were right and I thoroughly enjoyed my...
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Noisy babies!
Adult Mississippi KiteMiss Kites in loveThere's a particular type of raptor that is increasingly more visible in urban and suburban Baton Rouge in the summer time. All you have to do is look up to see...
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Cypress Mysterious
Come along with me as we paddle our way through the cypress forest of Lake Martin (near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana). Fair warning, it's quite "balmy" this time of year! But there are wonderful sights...
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