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Black Bayou Refuge

 

Black Bayou WMA Black Bayou WMA looking east.
Photo by Ken Leggett Photo by Ken Leggett
Aerial view of Black Bayou Wildlife Management Area. Aerial view of Black Bayou Wildlife Management Area looking east.

 

Black Bayou Handicap Black Bayou Phillippy
Photo by Ken Leggett Photo by Ken Leggett
Aerial view of the Black Bayou Handicap site. Aerial view of Phillippy, a short distance from the Black Bayou Refuge.

 

 

Highway 79

 

Highway 79 west Highway 79 west.

Photo by Ken Leggett

 

Photo by Ken Leggett

Highway 79 going west to the Mississippi River. This marginal wooded habitat provides shelter and food for passerines. Highway 79 going west to the Mississippi River. Here the highway is open to fields.

 

 

Ibis Hole

 

Ibis hole looking east. Ibis hole looking north.
Photo by Ken Leggett Photo by Ken Leggett
Ibis hole looking east. You can guess how it got its name--for the number of species of ibis it attracts. Ibis hole looking north.

 

 

Island 13

 

Island 13 looking northwest. Island 13 looking south.
Photo by Ken Leggett Photo by Ken Leggett
This aerial is the south end of Island 13. You are looking northwest. The powers of the river re-defines the island every year. Island 13 looking south. Many an hour has been spent on this sand island looking at nesting Least Terns and migrating windbirds.


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This page was last updated on 02/03/06.