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Meet the Locals

From the prehistoric snap of an alligator to the iridescent flash of a bunting, these are the residents of our swamps and piney woods.

Select a category from the left to start exploring.

Amphibians

Bronze Frog American Bullfrog Cricket Frog Southern Leopard Frog Pickerel Frog American Toad Fowler's Toad

Newts & Salamanders

Birds

Brewer's Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Brown-headed Cowbird Common Grackle Common Starling

Blue Jay

Indigo Bunting Northern Cardinal Summer Tanager

Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher

Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse

Eurasian Collared-Dove Common Ground Dove Mourning Dove

Bufflehead Muscovy Duck Ring-necked Duck Wood Duck Gadwall Mallard Northern Pintail Blue-winged Teal American Wigeon Canada Goose Snow Goose Pied-billed Grebe

Purple Finch American Goldfinch Pine Siskin

Great-crested Flycatcher Vermilion Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Eastern Wood-pewee Eastern Phoebe

American Coot

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Brown-headed Nuthatche White-breasted Nuthatch

Eastern Wild Turkey

Ring-billed Gull Forster's Tern

Great Egret Snowy Egret Great Blue Heron Little Blue Heron Green Heron Glossy Ibis White Ibis White-faced Ibis

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chimney Swift

Belted Kingfisher American White Pelican

Cedar Waxwings

Bald Eagle American Kestrel Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Mississippi Kite White-tailed Kite Osprey Barred Owl Black Vulture Turkey Vulture

Killdeer

Dark-eyed Junco Chipping Sparrow House Sparrow White-Throated Sparrow

Eastern Bluebird American Robin Hermit Thrush

Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-Eyed Vireo White-Eyed Vireo

Yellow-breasted Chat Northern Parula Black-and-white Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Magnolia Warbler Mourning Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Pine Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Tennessee Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler

Bugs & Insects

Ants

Common Eastern Bumble Bee Eastern Carpenter Bee Western Honeybee

Asian Lady Beetle Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

Red Admiral Red-Spotted Purple Common Buckeye Phaon Crescent Southern Dogface Gulf Fritillary Red-banded Hairstreak Monarch Viceroy Buck Moth Checkered Skipper

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Amberwings Blue Dasher Eastern Pondhawk

Earthworm

Australian Sheep Fly

Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider

Metric Paper Wasp

Fish

Spotted Bass Spotted Gar Western Mosquito Fish Blackstripe Topminnows Bluegill

Mammals

Armadillo Bear Bobcat Coyote Deer Nutria Opossum Raccoon

Eastern Cottontail Swamp Rabbit

Fox Squirrel Flying Squirrel Gray Squirrel

Reptiles

Alligator

Green Anole Brown Anole Eastern Fence Lizard Broad-headed Skink Five-lined Skink Little Brown Skink

Broad-banded Watersnake Timber "Canebrake" Rattlesnake Eastern Copperhead Northern Cottonmouth "Water Moccasin" Glossy Swamp Snake Mississippi Green Watersnake Rat Snake Eastern Ribbon Snake Northern Rough Green Snake Diamond-backed Watersnake

Eastern Box Turtle River Cooter Southern Painted Turtle

Is It Venomous or Nonvenomous?
Go Outside ▼

Go Outside

Louisiana isn't just a place on a map; it's a labyrinth of cypress knees and pine needles. From the vast Kisatchie hills to our quiet state parks, adventure is closer than you think.

Pick a destination on the left to explore the wild.

Kisatchie National Forest

Caney Ranger District Catahoula Ranger District Winn Ranger District

National Wildlife Refuges

Bayou Cocodrie NWR Black Bayou Lake NWR Catahoula NWR D’Arbonne NWR Red River NWR Tensas River NWR Upper Ouachita NWR

Wildlife Management Areas

Bussey Brake WMA Russell Sage WMA

State Parks

Jimmie Davis State Park Poverty Point Reservoir State Park

Local Parks

Kiroli Park Lincoln Parish Park Restoration Park
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Join the Pack

We aren't scientists or big-budget filmmakers. We're just locals with cameras and a deep respect for the swamp. This is how we keep North Louisiana wild.

Learn more about our mission and safety guides on the left.

About Us

About Us

Mission and Team

Mission and Team

Ginny Goes

Ginny Goes - Blindness Outdoors

Photography Code

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Safety

Cardinals, Tanagers, and Buntings

Brandy McKnight
August 21, 2021

Curious male cardinal looking around from a perch on a tree limb where blooms are coming back after winter — Cardinal
Male Cardinal in Ruston.

Male indigo bunting in tall grass — Male Indigo Bunting
Male Indigo Bunting at the Tensas River NWR.

Immature summer tanager on a tree limb — Immature Summer Tanager
Immature Summer Tanager in Ruston.

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