Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe, Louisiana

I spent this morning hiking in the beautiful Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge, in Monroe, Louisiana.  There were lots of bugs but it was worth it to see all the colorful birds, turtles, wildflowers and trees.  Below is a hummingbird that seems to enjoy posing for me for the thirty minutes or so that I stayed in the area.  The turtle in Black Bayou Lake below was cute because he balanced himself on the log and raised his feet up to dry them.