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Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Black Bayou Lake.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Canoe launch in Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
A male red-winged blackbird singing his distinctive call.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
American coots are abundant near the lakeshore.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Paddling out onto Black Bayou Lake.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Navigating the skeleton trees.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
There is a marked canoe trail, though it is difficult to follow in some places.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
A fisherman hopeful for crappie in early spring.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Thousands of trees in the flooded forest.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
The swamp bursts to life as the weather warms.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
A boardwalk on the trail near the lake.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Observation deck and boardwalk over the lake.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Paddling among leafless cypress and tupelo.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Cloudy but calm day on the water.