Mississippi Beach

We spent the week on the Mississippi Coast. Most of the coast is bayou country but we did find some white sand beaches.

Beach

Bird Pier

There are lots of coastal birds. This fishing pier was under reconstruction so the birds took it over.

BirdPier

Shepard State Park 001

We camped at Shepard State Park which is a beautiful little piece of land covered in pines and surrounded by bayou.

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They had a nice boardwalk that went for about a quarter mile into the marshland.

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Eget

We saw some egrets.

Egret

Great Blue Heron

Came across this great blue heron that seemed to be cooling off along the shore. I haven’t seen a blue heron do this before.

GreatBlueHeron

Pelican

There were lots of brown pelicans.

Pelican

Osprey 001

Several osprey nests were in the area. Some in trees.

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But more were on posts. It looked like this pair was repairing last year’s nest.

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Shrimp Boats

Shrimp boats would come in with their daily catch.

ShrimpBoats

Live Oak 001

One of our fresh seafood stops was Aunt Jenny’s Catfish House. Along with good seafood. It was surrounded with 500-year-old Live Oaks.

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Live Oak 002

This one grew right over one of the buildings.

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Live Oak 003

I think Live Oaks are so impressive.

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