Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) in flight, view from underneath
Lake Arthur
Lake Arthur Sunset
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) - late
Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) arriving at dusk
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
Mermentau river
Welcome to Lake Arthur Sign (Lake Arthur, Louisiana)
Post Office 70549 (Lake Arthur, Louisiana)
Gueydan, Louisiana City Hall
Gueydan, Louisiana City Hall
Federal Building and Post Office 70542 (Gueydan, Louisiana)
An American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) feeds in the early morning light
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Proud father with his new son
Yellow Rail - Yellow Rails and Rice Festival, Thornwell, LA - 29 October 2015
Yellow Rail - Yellow Rails and Rice Festival, Thornwell, LA - 29 October 2015
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) in flight
BFS (Big friggin' spider)
Stilt (C. himantopus) & Western Sandpiper (C. mauri) with Dunlin (C. alpina) and Long-billed Dowitcher (L. scolopaceus) in flight
Western Sandpiper (C. mauri ) with a few Dunlin (C. alpina)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) with Dunlin (C. alpina)
Stilt (C. himantopus) & Western (C. mauri ) Sandpipers and Dunlin (C. alpina) in flight - excellent bill comparison
Dunlin (C. alpina) and Western Sandpiper (C. mauri) in flight
Black-necked Still (Himantopus mexicanus) banking in the morning light
Common Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - up to 12 present in one grove
Moderately Leucistic Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)