Mother alligator with baby

12 years 3 months ago - 12 years 3 months ago #187603 by adventurer1
This was a few weeks after the nest hatched...




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12 years 3 months ago #187606 by KCook
Wut a mommy :ohmy:

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12 years 3 months ago #187614 by chakkaradeep
Looking at the photo for the first time, I mistook the mother to be a rock! It is scary! :)

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12 years 3 months ago #187632 by bigbubbaG
AWESOME shot!!

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12 years 3 months ago #187641 by photobod
well spotted and a great shot in every way :judge: :judge: :judge:

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12 years 3 months ago #187642 by Stealthy Ninja
Cool shot
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12 years 3 months ago #187668 by chasrich
I always thought gators were cannibalistic... are you sure we are not looking at the appetizer?

I am curious if this was taken in the wild? Marvelous shot in any case. :judge: :judge: :judge:

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12 years 3 months ago #187724 by adventurer1
Thanks for the comments! Actually a mother alligator will guard her young for up to a year and a half...it's the male alligators she has to watch out for who will eat the young. @chasrich-this was taken in the Florida Everglades this past summer. About as wild as you can get lol.


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12 years 3 months ago #187785 by rmeyer7
Very good shot! I'm planning on doing a backpacking trip sometime this year and getting some "in the wild" photos...but I don't think I'll be encountering any Alligators!


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12 years 3 months ago #187787 by Gary Trent photography
Excellent capture esp. to know it's taken in the wild.

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12 years 3 months ago #187840 by Dori
Very well done!!! :judge: :judge: :judge:

Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

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12 years 3 months ago #187963 by bhowdy
Great image adventurer. Love the behavior element of this photo.

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