![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/524/jpeg/25t.jpg) A turkey vulture drying its wings over Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/15t.jpg) Vultures inspecting hurricane damage from the boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/496/jpeg/01t.jpg) A tree near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, February 5, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/07t.jpg) Boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/494/jpeg/21t.jpg) Boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, February 3, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/553/jpeg/17t.jpg) A boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/510/jpeg/03t.jpg) An alligator sunning near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, March 12, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/510/jpeg/02t.jpg) A thistle flower near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, March 12, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/553/jpeg/18t.jpg) A rotten tree near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/520/jpeg/25t.jpg) An armadillo digging near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 30, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/496/jpeg/02t.jpg) Fleshy plants floating among duckweed near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, February 5, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/553/jpeg/16t.jpg) Christmas wreath lichen (Cryptothecia rubrocincta, Herpothallon rubrocinctum) on a tree at the end of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/23t.jpg) Duckweed at Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/22t.jpg) Cypress knees at Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/21t.jpg) Cypress knees near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/20t.jpg) Golden silk spider (Nephila clavipes) on a net at Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/463/jpeg/21t.jpg) A cypress trunk covered by duckweed near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 21, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/463/jpeg/20t.jpg) Cypress trunks and knees among duckweed near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 21, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/13t.jpg) Young alligator from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/10t.jpg) View from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, at morning. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/11t.jpg) A cypress in mist from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, at morning. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/14t.jpg) Blue iris flowers from Bayou Coquille Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/12t.jpg) Black-crowned night-heron(?) from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/555/jpeg/09t.jpg) Winterberry near Plantation Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, November 26, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/03t.jpg) Wet boardwalk of Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/04t.jpg) A boardwalk of Bayou Coquille Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/10t.jpg) Palmettos and winterberry at Plantation Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/02t.jpg) A boardwalk of Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/09t.jpg) Palmettos near Wood Duck Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/524/jpeg/21t.jpg) Spider web, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/08t.jpg) Wood Duck Trail in Barataria Preserve after heavy rains. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/06t.jpg) Air potatoes at a parking of Bayou Coquille Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/524/jpeg/23t.jpg) Web of worms on a bush, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/530/jpeg/03t.jpg) Webworms at sunrise, from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/555/jpeg/10t.jpg) Boardwalk of Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve at evening. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, November 26, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/530/jpeg/02t.jpg) Swamp grasses with web, from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/12t.jpg) Water tupelo trees near Visitor Center Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/14t.jpg) Fibrous bark of a cypress near Visitor Center Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/05t.jpg) An interpretive poster at overlook of Bayou Coquille Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/548/jpeg/04t.jpg) Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, October 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/530/jpeg/05t.jpg) A buttonbush flower with a mosquito, from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/530/jpeg/04t.jpg) Buttonbush flowers at sunrise, from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/11t.jpg) Cypress needles on a boardwalk of Visitor Center Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/543/jpeg/05t.jpg) An alligator hiding in bushes near Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 26, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/510/jpeg/01t.jpg) Little blue heron wading near Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, March 12, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/548/jpeg/05t.jpg) Sunrise from Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, October 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/524/jpeg/24t.jpg) Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) in bloom near Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/562/jpeg/13t.jpg) Water tupelo trees in a swamp near Visitor Center Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/494/jpeg/19t.jpg) An alligator in Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, February 3, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/553/jpeg/19t.jpg) Ringless honey mushrooms (Armillaria tabescens) near Plantation Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/548/jpeg/07t.jpg) Boardwalk of Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, October 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/493/jpeg/07t.jpg) An alligator warming near Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, January 29, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/493/jpeg/06t.jpg) An alligator sunning near Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, January 29, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/548/jpeg/06t.jpg) Misty sunrise from Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, October 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/548/jpeg/09t.jpg) Misty cypress forest from Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, October 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/494/jpeg/20t.jpg) A young alligator warming near Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, February 3, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/548/jpeg/08t.jpg) Boardwalk of Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, in morning mist. Louisiana, October 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/493/jpeg/05t.jpg) A marsh and tupelo forest, from overlook of Bayou Coquille Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, January 29, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/524/jpeg/20t.jpg) Marsh weeds in mist, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/524/jpeg/18t.jpg) Marsh forest in mist, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/530/jpeg/01t.jpg) Cypress trees with mist, from marsh overlook in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/520/jpeg/24t.jpg) A baby alligator in duckweed of Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 30, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/524/jpeg/19t.jpg) Marsh plants bulltongue arrowhead in mist, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/524/jpeg/22t.jpg) Leaves of marsh plants Sagittaria lancifolia (bulltongue arrowhead) at sunrise, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/18t.jpg) View from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/521/jpeg/26t.jpg) An alligator floating in duckweed of Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 6, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/13t.jpg) Morning mist as seen from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/16t.jpg) Swamp cypresses, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/522/jpeg/00t.jpg) A dragonfly landed on a nose of an alligator floating in Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 6, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/08t.jpg) Bayou Coquille Trail overlook in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 13, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/09t.jpg) Alligator in duckweed of Kenta Canal, view from Marsh overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 13, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/10t.jpg) Alligator (zoomed) in Kenta Canal, view from Marsh overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 13, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/11t.jpg) Alligator on duckweed of Kenta Canal, view from Marsh overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 13, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/12t.jpg) Black grasshoppers near Bayou Coquille Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 13, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/456/jpeg/19t.jpg) A golden spider on a boardwalk of Marsh Overlook Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, July 9, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/14t.jpg) Group of cypresses as seen from Marsh overlook in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/07t.jpg) Black grasshopper laying eggs(?) at morning near Bayou Coquille Trail in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 13, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/15t.jpg) A marsh and morning mist, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/17t.jpg) Animal droppings on a bridge over Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/19t.jpg) Golden silk spider (Nephila clavipes) in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/462/jpeg/04t.jpg) An alligator in Kenta Canal in Jean Lafitte Park, Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, view from a bridge. Louisiana, August 7, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/21t.jpg) "Club 360" restaurant at the top of WTC tower, view from a levee in Algiers (West Bank). New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/454/jpeg/04t.jpg) Mushrooms on a log near Plantation Trail in Barataria preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/23t.jpg) Aquarium of the Americas with junk cars in foreground, view from a levee in Algiers (West Bank). New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/454/jpeg/02t.jpg) Buttonbush near Marsh overlook trail in Barataria preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/17t.jpg) A barge in Mississippi River and Business district, view from a levee in Algiers (West Bank) at morning. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/18t.jpg) A barge with junk cars and Business district, view from a levee in Algiers (West Bank) at morning. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/454/jpeg/01t.jpg) Cypress trees near Marsh overlook trail in Barataria preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/22t.jpg) "Creole Queen" tourist boat with junk cars in foreground, view from a levee in Algiers (West Bank). New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/19t.jpg) A hotel, Harrahs casino, and WTC tower in Business district, view from a levee in Algiers (West Bank) in mist. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/453/jpeg/05t.jpg) Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/453/jpeg/06t.jpg) An alligator in Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/454/jpeg/05t.jpg) A copperhead snake with dead leaves camouflage near Plantation Trail in Barataria preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/513/jpeg/20t.jpg) Saint Louis Cathedral in morning mist, view from a levee in Algiers (West Bank) in mist. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/454/jpeg/03t.jpg) Black grasshopper with red trim (Devil s Horse) on palmetto near Bayou Coquille trail in Barataria preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/453/jpeg/07t.jpg) An alligator hiding in duckweed of Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/544/jpeg/02t.jpg) FEMA trailers at a corner of Cleveland and Wilson streets in University of New Orleans East Campus, view from Lakeshore Drive levee. New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/502/jpeg/15t.jpg) A float "17th Street Canal Orleans Levee" of krewe of Chaos at Mardi Gras parade on Saint Charles Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 23, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/453/jpeg/08t.jpg) A dragonfly landed on a live island in duckweed of Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, view from Marsh Overlook Trail. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11, 2005
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