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For the Birds

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Pictures from our trip to the Audubon Aquarium part two.

I enjoy watching the penguins.

The macaws are in the tropical rain forest area on the top floor. The parakeets are in a big aviary on a lower floor. The parakeets are friendly if you purchase a little food for a bribe. The food comes attached to a stick like the one in the picture below.

Exit through the gift shop

(it's a good film)
Be sure to take time to play with the puppets.

We all had a great time at the aquarium.

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Christy, Jesse, and I took the Amtrak Crescent from the train depot in Anniston AL to New Orleans for a week of adventure and photography. This train station is a classical revival depot and is listed in the National Registry of Historical Places. Jesse loves to ride the train. Heck, we all love to ride the train. We left August 8, 2013 and returned August 14th. Unfortunately Jeremy couldn’t go this time. He had to work.
Christy’s father was kind enough to drive us to the train station and pick us up so we wouldn’t have to leave a vehicle parked there for a week.
We stayed at our usual place, the historic 905 Royal Hotel in the French Quarter. The 905 Royal was built in the late 1890’s.

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Jellies and Friends

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Here are the first pictures from our trip to the Audubon Aquarium.

Jellyfish are one of my favorite subjects to photograph in aquariums.

I was disappointed with the jellyfish pictures I got on this trip. I just wasn't able to get many I liked.

Jesse had a great time playing with and around this pressure suit.

We all had a great time at the aquarium.

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Gators

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A swamp tour wouldn't be complete without seeing alligators.

This one swam up to the tour boat while we were still docked.
Jesse: "It's big!"
It obviously had no fear of humans.

I think the tour guide called this one snag. I could totally be wrong about that. The white on the end of its nose (if that is the right thing to call it) is an egg tooth that never fell off.

Want to touch it Jesse?

This baby alligator was longer than Jesse is tall. It isn't any wonder he was hesitant and careful. I'd be the same way with one as long as I am tall.

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Swamp Tour

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I finally managed to go on a swamp tour. We chose Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours for this excursion. We made a good choice and I'd use this company again.

They picked us up near the 905 Royal Hotel where we were staying. The 45 minute ride was a lot of fun.

The boats were large, comfortable and clean. Drinks and snacks were available. It wasn't crowded that day so there was plenty of room to get up and move around.