Gator's I have met

[Jack'll do]

Some years ago I dated a wildlife biologist (fascinating woman to have along for a walk in the woods). We made several trips to the everglades to observe alligators and birds. Here are some of the gators we encountered in the wild.

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This mother carried her brood in her mouth from the nest to get some sun on this log.
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We discovered a nest with dozens of real small gators but did not see the mother. As I was looking for her she roared at me (a scary sound when you're not expecting it). Here she is mid-roar.
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This one was apparently sleeping so I figured I could get up close to him and snap a photo. As you can see, he wasn't very sound asleep!

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[DaddyO]

Would have scared the daylights out of me too. :D Neat shots. Michael

[Giphsub]

#2 Is a good one! Nice shots :thumb

[Giphsub]

Woops! I meant #3. But #2 is interesting too.

[dbaker1221]

I think this would be an excellent place to shoot with a really long lens:D

good shots:thumb

[Maestro]

Yeah, back before Hurricane Rita in Louisiana, there was a state park in Cameron Parish that I used to go to that had tons of gators. When I saw babies I hightailed it outta there because momma was nearby. Anyhow, nice images of the babies and momma. Use a long lens like Dave says. :wink

[Harryb]

Nice shots of one of our locals. I will always remember the first time I saw a gator move on the land. That sucker was fast! :jawdrop Ever since then I have always kept a healthy distance from them. They always have moved away from me so far but I ain't taking any chances.