Cypress trunks and knees among duckweed near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 21, 2005
Golden silk spider (Nephila clavipes) on a net at Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
Boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, February 3, 2006
Duckweed at Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
A cypress trunk covered by duckweed near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 21, 2005
A thistle flower near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, March 12, 2006
An alligator sunning near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, March 12, 2006
A boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11, 2006
Cypress knees near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
Vultures inspecting hurricane damage from the boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
A turkey vulture drying its wings over Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
Boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 2006
Cypress knees at Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
Turkey vulture above Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
An armadillo digging near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 30, 2006
Fleshy plants floating among duckweed near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, February 5, 2006
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
A tree near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, February 5, 2006
A rotten tree near Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve. South from New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11, 2006
