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Louisiana Migratory Birds!
Among the migratory birds we saw and/or heard were the following birds:
white eyed vireo, painted and indigo bunting, rose-breasted gross beak, swamp sparrow, tree swallow, swamp canary, parula, barred owls, grackles, blue jays, cardinals, starlings, great and little blue heron, green and Louisiana heron, great and snowy egret, white and glossy ibis, black and turkey vulture, black crowned night heron, roseate spoonbill, cormorant, osprey, barn swallow, red bellied and pyleated woodpecker, eastern king bird, cat bird, Kentucky warbler (my first), kingfisher, Carolina chickadee, Carolina wren, laughing gull, ring-billed gull, black-neck stilts, common moorhen, purple martin, crow, red-winged black bird, morning dove
From Fall to Winter – Archives Contest
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Best Thanksgiving Cornbread Dressing!
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Coon antics – Part 1
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My Birthday Renovation Gifts
My birthday actually started the weekend before my birthday with an early gift from a friend–a box of Crystal jelly jars, bands, and lids which I badly needed for my fig preserves. That was really a thoughtful gift. On the actual day of my birthday, I got to go out to eat with BigSis, LilSis…




CooNee watching over Termite. Just too sweet!
Oh my goodness! I want to swaddle up that little guy and call him mine…how cute is that! And your boy…why he looks so darn cute too! Kids always look so peaceful and serene when sleeping…
I have a lot of catching up to do, being new to the blog and all…but I need to learn who all these people are! Thanks for dropping me a line..and leading me back here…I LOVE you blog!
Welcome back to the bayou, Harmony. We are very glad to have you. The cast of players seems to be growing by the day! I hope you enjoy browsing through the old posts. By the way, this is our second coon. The older coon posts are from last summer’s baby coon. Have fun!
2 of the sweetest faces I have ever seen BW!!!
Thank ya, ma’am! And do you feel like telling these fine folks how you like the “marsh honey” you won?