My neighbor, Mildred, and I took a short ride over to Wade, MS into the Pascagoula Wildlife area. Along the way, we spotted some very interesting things and critters.
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Like these Longhorn Cattle. Get a load of those things...and this is a cow.
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Across the road in another pasture was an even more impressive head set. See, even that cattle egret is amazed.
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From the Escatawpa bridge, a photo down stream to the canoe rental place.
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Passing through Hurley, we saw these adorable mini-donkeys and a regular sized one with them.
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From tiny to really big.... This Clydesdale horse stands out from his friends.
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A swamp flower near the boat launch in the wildlife area.
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Looking north under the bridge. The water is cream and coffee colored from the rain we had the other day.
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A cypress tree and stump near the bank.
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A view from the top of the bridge...
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...and another. Fish were jumping and splashing about.... We wished we'd had a pole to try our hand at catching a few.