Outdoor

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The author’s wife shows a good bluegill caught in the Atchafalaya Basin.

The Review/John Flores

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The author's wife, this time with a stringer of catfish caught in the Basin.

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A mayfly clings to a cypress tree and will eventually fall prey to a bird or fish.

John Flores: Mayfly hatch means it's time to go fishing

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 6:05am

This past Saturday, during the long Memorial Day Weekend, the Atchafalaya Basin had a unique activity that takes place annually starting around this time of year.

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The author’s grandson Eli learned how honeybees are docile during a swarm.

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Christel Hixson, manager of Hillcrest Farm, looks through a tray of honeybees in search of the queen bee.

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To prevent the queen bee from escaping, Hixson uses a bee-muff to transfer the queen into a small box that will be placed inside the hive.

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The queen be inside a small box enclosure that will be placed in the commercial hive box.

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Christel Hixson places the queen be in the commercial hive.

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The honeybee swarm clings to the limb of an azalea bush. This is when honeybees are most vulnerable.

John Flores: Late spring honeybee swarms become a teachable moment

Fri, 05/20/2022 - 11:27am

If you’ve ever encountered a swarm of honeybees in the wild it can be a quite unnerving experience.

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Top two photos: Male ruby-crowned kinglets shave a red streak on top of their heads. Middle photo: Inca doves are a visitor from southwest Texas and Mexico that seem to be expanding their range more and more eastward. Fourth photo: Red-bellied woodpeckers are year around residents in St. Mary Parish. Bottom photo: This Couch’s kingbird is a rare winter visitor to St. Mary Parish.

John Flores: Eagle Expo is prime time for birders

Fri, 02/18/2022 - 8:16am

By JOHN FLORES

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