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Acadian Village bayou212 views2005-04-19
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

The Acadian Village is a historic site that contains about a dozen restored and relocated buildings that represent life during the early settlements of Acadians in southern Louisiana. This view is of the bayou around which the village was built.
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Acadian Village house235 views2005-04-19
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

The Acadian Village is a historic site that contains about a dozen restored and relocated buildings that represent life during the early settlements of Acadians in southern Louisiana. This is one of the houses.
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Swamp cedars246 views2005-04-21
Lake Martin, east of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

These trees lined Lake Martin. This photo was taken around midday.
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Egret251 views2005-04-21
Lake Martin, east of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

This is either a great egret or a cattle egret, according to the books I have access to. It's difficult to tell which it is from this photo.
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Shadows on the Teche234 views2005-04-21
New Iberia, Louisiana, USA

This is a restored antebellum (pre-Civil War) house. This perspective is the front of the house, viewed from the entry walk, near the street. See http://www.shadowsontheteche.org for more information.
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Shadows on the Teche247 views2005-04-21
New Iberia, Louisiana, USA

This is a restored antebellum (pre-Civil War) house. This is the back of the house. See http://www.shadowsontheteche.org for more information.
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Swamp250 views2005-04-21
Lake Martin, east of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Swamps like this surround Lake Martin. Sometimes, alligators appear in them. I didn't see any myself, though.
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Spoonbills in flight236 views2005-04-21
Lake Martin, east of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Two spoonbills flying overhead.
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Spoonbill244 views2005-04-21
Lake Martin, east of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

This spoonbill was in one of the many cedar trees around Lake Martin.
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Dozens of birds240 views2005-04-21
Lake Martin, east of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

These are but a tiny fraction of the hundreds (thousands?) of birds that congregate around Lake Martin. This photo was taken around sunset.
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Spoonbill on the treetop243 views2005-04-21
Lake Martin, east of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Several spoonbills perched atop this cedar tree. This is one of them. (Evening photo)
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Spoonbill overhead242 views2005-04-21
Lake Martin, east of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

The photo quality isn't ideal, due to the dim light of dusk, but this is a spoonbill flying overhead.
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