Outdoor

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Most roseate spoonbills by early July have fledged their young. You’re likely to find them feeding in agricultural areas at this time of year.

The Review/John K. Flores

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An adult clapper rail

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Clapper rail chicks foraging along a rice field levee in southwest Louisiana.

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Wood storks visit our coastal regions and the Atchafalaya Basin during the late spring and summer months.

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Wood storks feeding in a crawfish pond south of Crowley.

JOHN K. FLORES: Wading birds make the best summer viewing

By the time the first week in July rolls around it’s pretty hot throughout the state of Louisiana, this year being no exception.

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Tim Aucoin with two blue catfish he caught near Amelia. Aucoin took third place in the catfish division.

The Review/John K. Flores

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Chad Vining caught this 19.22 pound jack crevalle and missed out on top trash fish by 0.18 pound.

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Edward Roe, left, and Ernie Roe entered and won the catfish division with this 33.35-pound flat head (goujon) catfish they caught southeast of the Morgan City bridge.

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Chris Bourgeous weighs in a large redfish.

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Hazel Jane Daigle, left, with her father Dan Daigle with a redfish he weighed in during the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo.

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Rickey Parvino, left, and Sommer Parvino with a redfish they weighed in during the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo.

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Nell Topham, left, and Tim Aucoin entered this blue catfish that was good enough for third place in the catfish division.

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Team members, left to right, Blake Arceneaux, Sammy Canata and Ryan Ramharine from Trinidad with speckled trout they entered that was good enough for fifth place in the speck division.

John K. Flores: Local anglers go fishing for a good cause

Anglers in bay boats, bateaus, and bass boats of all shapes and sizes rolled up in front of Morgan City Municipal Auditorium to weigh their catch for a shot at some big money during the 11th Annual

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Edward Roe, left, and Ernest Roe brought this 33-1/2-pound catfish to the weighing station at the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo on Saturday. They used cut mullet for bait. "We lost three fish at the side of the boat that were bigger than that," Ernest Roe said.

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Anstin Comeaux of Morgan City brings his redfish catch to the weigh-in station at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.

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Cole Perez measures this redfish, caught by Anstin Comeaux, at 27 inches.

MCOFR weigh-in: Let the stories begin

The weigh-in is underway at Municipal Auditorium for Saturday's Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo. The annual event, which raises money for education, drew 69 teams.

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