Alligators in Florida
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Alligators in Florida
This is not a very big gator...maybe 4 foot..but it is a big turtle..I often see them near each other and yet gators do eat turtles and turtles do eat small gators...
This is a big gator, napping...they have little to fear from predators...nothing tackles a big gator except man...this is a protected National Wildlife Refuge. I like to see gators...they are changed little since dinosaurs roamed earth as are the cranes that I also like a lot..Shirley
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Thats as close as i want to get thanks Shirley, dont they eat terrapins then ? or are they best friends.
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brilliant ......................whats stopping them eating you ?
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Amazing shots 
don't go getting too close there Shirley, i love the colour of the water, i suppose that is down to the sunshine 
which we are lacking in at the moment
don't go getting too close there Shirley, i love the colour of the water, i suppose that is down to the sunshine which we are lacking in at the moment
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Nice images Shirley, i do like No1 
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I love looking at your pictures. Wildlife we never get to see. How far away are you from them?
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I like that first shot Shirley, definitely a subject best shot with a long lens
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No gator is going to eat me! I stay inside my car or right close to the open door...These are wild ones, no fences to hold them...the closest to my home that I have seen gators is about 5 miles...the little park I often refer to..The biggest one I have seen is about 14 foot, at the Suwannee NWR and I haven't seen him for a year and a half, the last time I got a photo of him it showed he was missing his left front foot. Only another gator could have done that...
I saw a TV program on salt water crocs last night that gave some interesting info on these critters...they move from sun bathing to under water to regulate their body temperature and can stay under over a hour.. if they are not warm they do not eat and go all winter without eating...even when warm they are not big feeders, hunting for dinner about once a week. They cannot chew, just grab and swallow! Tossing their heads to break off chunks, or rolling in the water to twist off chunks.
Thanks for showing your interest in my photos..Shirley
I saw a TV program on salt water crocs last night that gave some interesting info on these critters...they move from sun bathing to under water to regulate their body temperature and can stay under over a hour.. if they are not warm they do not eat and go all winter without eating...even when warm they are not big feeders, hunting for dinner about once a week. They cannot chew, just grab and swallow! Tossing their heads to break off chunks, or rolling in the water to twist off chunks.
Thanks for showing your interest in my photos..Shirley
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Love the first one - so different and interesting! Love the bright colours and the fact his little friend is on there too
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