I took a walk around at a local swamp conservation place and took a bunch of pics with my new camera. I've definitely got a lot to learn and assuredly need a better lense with more zoom.

Snakes
Canebrake inside
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0381.jpg

Water Snakes were everywhere...
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0341.jpg

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Frog
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0266.jpg

Frog and snake...can you find them both?
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0268.jpg

Turtles
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0384.jpg

Snapper in a tank inside...I saw a snapper in the swamp but he buried himself in the mud before I could get close enough to him
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0379.jpg

Lizards
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0250.jpg

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Besties
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0275.jpg

This guy was mad...there'd just been a big group of kids that ran through like a parade that messed up his basking so when I came along he came out fightin!
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Flowers
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0218.jpg
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Fungi
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0376.jpg

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Slug
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0297.jpg

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Bugs
These bees decided to make a home out of the bottom of a fallen tree...
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Tiger Beetle
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0282.jpg

Snack time...
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0315.jpg

Bunny
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/Luke98115/Bluebonnet%20Swamp%202011/DSC_0365.jpg

Tree
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Lots of wildlife there! Nice pics.

Wow, those pics are great!! looks like a super fun time!
Thanks for Sharing

Looks like nice serene place

When you said lots of pics you weren't kiddin' :D. They're all good. Looks like a great place to find lottsa things to get pictures of :yes:

That looks like a great place to get away from the rat race.... cool bunch of shots, interesting looking slug!

the canebrake likes you...looks like a fun day

Love the place . Makes me want to visit the bayou . Last time I was there it was dried up dead but I bet it is lively now . We have those tiger beetles all along the hiking trail now.
Froggie better watch out . I like the big pix with the leetle lizards on the bark . Gives the illusion of herping as I sit here . Thanks . Realized I have been too busy this week and need some time in the woods.

Oh, and I like the walking stick :yes:. I haven't seen one of those in 15-20 years.

Nice pics Luke. Can you tell me the name of the park? I would like to make a visit there. BR is just a little over an hour away from me. Thanks.

Very nice shots of a lot of very cool finds.

That looks like it was a blast. Thanks for posting all the pics. They were very nice. It is great to see so much wildlife.

Dan

Thanks everybody. This is my favorite local place to go and when I go I walk super slow to see every possible thing I can find. This was my first time out with the new camera so I was excited I was able to see so much.

Quig I hadn't seen any in years myself until the other night I saw a small one by the house then this
one. I almost missed him if it hadn't been for a skink running behind where it was at.

Sputnik I'm right there with you...can't say I've ever thought slugs were cool until I saw that one!

Tfs thanks a lot that's what I was aiming for...if you notice I did it with some snake shots too...

Randy this is Bluebonnet Swamp on Bluebonnet Blvd past the Mall of Louisiana. It's crazy how this much wildlife is in such close proximity to such a busy city but its a great place to go!

Thanks, its on my "to do" list.

Looks like you found plenty of subjects.

I hope when I die heaven looks just like this with all of the water snakes just basking freely:)

Awesome pics thanks for sharing " i couldn't find the snake at first in the one pic i had to zoom in "

Thanks everybody...I need to get out there more often but the red bugs are killer this time of year!

Really remarkable pictures and subjects!
So very different than here in MN. I love all the critter shots but I especially dig the up close of the tree!
Are there certain times of the year you see more diversity than others?

Usually mid to late spring seems to be the best time for me. They're over trying to breed and lots of babies are starting to come out. I went about 2 months ago and there wasn't much out and hardly any vegetation...it almost looked like a different place this time.

so... much... stuff !
thanx for postin',
ck

Looks like a really neat place to go to! You take really good photos.