Posts Tagged ‘Alligator’

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

Alligator eating a large fish (catfish?)

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

A White Ibis wanders past, seemingly oblivious to the carnage nearby.

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Happy gator

High five! Nevermind.

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Who’s a good lookin’ guy?

Having fed, the gator receeds.

Later gator!

Sandhill Crane chick

Alligator

Dragonfly riding an alligator

Dragonfly on an alligator

Alligator under a dragonfly

Alligator

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Sandhill Crane and chick

Young Alligator

Young Alligator

Young Alligator

Sandhill Crane sitting on nest

Sandhill Crane sitting on nest

Sandhill Crane sitting on nest

Red-shouldered Hawk

Alligator

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill Crane chick

Sandhill Crane chick

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Mottled Duck

Limpkin and juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

White Ibis

Mottled Duck

Turtles

Florida Redbelly Turtle

Florida Redbelly Turtle

Florida Redbelly Turtle

Northern Mockingbird

Flower

Grackle

Alligator

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Small alligator relaxing

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron fishing

Great Blue Heron fishing

Great Blue Heron fishing

Great Blue Heron with fish

Great Blue Heron with fish

Great Blue Heron with fish

Great Blue Heron with fish

Great Blue Heron with fish

Great Blue Heron with fish

Great Blue Heron rinsing fish before dinner

Great Blue Heron eating fish

Great Blue Heron eating fish

Great Blue Heron eating fish

Great Blue Heron eating fish

Great Blue Heron swallowing fish

This is an agave americana, commonly known as a century plant or century cactus. This one is probably 10 or 20 years old. That 20′ spike in the center has appeared only in the past few weeks. Soon the spike will flower and the plant will die.

Another century plant, this one about 12′ high. We’ll monitor them and post photos when they flower.

Alligator

Osprey

Juvenile Anhingas

Juvenile Anhingas (one scratching)

Juvenile Anhingas

Juvenile Anhingas

Juvenile Anhingas

Food has arrived and these juvenile anhingas are very interested

Red-shouldered Hawk on a tree

Swallow-tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Limpkin

Large alligator stalking smaller alligator

Large alligator submerges while smaller alligator tries to speed away

After a brief skirmish, smaller alligator heads for the weeds

Larger alligator steams into the weeds looking for smaller alligator

Smaller alligator decides the bank is safer. Photographer is 1.3 seconds from realizing the opposite is now true for him.

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator (from a slightly safer distance)

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator heads back to pond

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron