During the exceptional drought of 2011 on landfill property. There are a lot of permanent water bodies on that property due to soil excavation. Alligator density is considerable. This alligator decided to stay in one place. Upon further investigation, no pictures, it proved to have all limbs intact. Probably a good move. I witnessed more than a few alligators on this land that were missing limbs. This one was 6-7' long.

I heard all this commotion and when I turned to look I found all these birds (L-R: Great-tailed Grackle, Green Heron, Willet, and Black-necked Stilts) lined up together and keeping their sight fixed on the young gator that was strolling by.

Old 35mm scan of an old slide. This nine footer was on one end of a shallow pond (gator hole) and for a while he tolerated our presence. Finally, he had enough and launched himself into the air landing square in the middle of the pond and completely disappeared from view. The water calmed and we could not see him at all in the clear water of the pond, so we backed off and left the marsh to him.

I saw this alligator walking across the street as I drove to my moms house in our suburban neighborhood. The alligator was huge, probably close to 7 feet across and had a very thick tail at the end. This type of tail is common in this species of alligator which helped me identify it as so. While alligators are commonly seen in Florida, I was shocked to see it walking across the street. They are usually just seen near lakes or ponds. Alligators this big are usually the biggest predators in their area which is why they are able to calmly walk around without much fear of being attacked. When this picture was taken it was in the high 80's and had just finished raining. Since the road was still wet, I assumed this is why the alligator was walking around in it.

Size: About 4 inches long, lost his tail.
Coloration: Light brown with dark speckles.
Behavior: Just sitting on my computer. He's stayed there for a while.
I left my window open last night... This little guy must have snuck in. Another house gecko, yes, I know. 🙄

This wild alligator was roaming around a suburban neighborhood which backs up to a lake and to a nature park (Flatwoods Park). He was first found in a garage and later next door before he settled in a front lawn for the night. The weather was sunny and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. This has been identified as the American alligator because of its location (geographically and habitat-wise), overlapped jaws, wide snout, and distinctive dark coloration.

I was quite happy to get this high-walking shot! It was comfortably basking on the other side of the river, but got up and lumbered down to the water while we watched. Photographed just below the dam sluicegates at the Suwannee River Sill Recreation Area; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia.

• Partly cloudy, high 84F, low 71F.
• Sunrise 7:37 AM; sunset 6:50 PM
• Day length: 11 hours, 12 minutes (-1 min 43 sec)
• Moon: 44% waxing crescent
• Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/suwannee-river-sill-recreation-area

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Durante 6 años (2009-2015) se le realizo seguimiento a una pequeña población reproductiva de Crocodylus acutus en la boca del río, una intervención varios kilómetros rio arriba ocasionó el desplazamiento de un gran numero de estos animales hacia la costa, lo que termino en conflictos con los pescadores de la zona y el sacrificio de 23 adultos y su aprovechamiento como alimento.

Note black mask and short banded tail. I watched this one climb 40-50' down a tree head first, hugging the tree the whole way. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. See the blurry third image.

American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis

Alexander Springs Recreation Area
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