If you visit this site for any amount of time it becomes obvious I have a fascination with the Alligator. In my defense I’ve only lived here for 10 years, so walking around among dinosaurs is new to me.

Once or twice a year there’s a time when they all come out at the same time. It could be low water levels, a fish kill, or maybe an active mating season.

If you watched TV, say 1965 thru 1983, think ‘Mutual Of Omaha Wild Kingdom’… Marlin Perkins. The show was revived a few time up until 2018. But Marlin was the man every Saturday morning.

So, we have been walking in an Alligator show recently and the photographs are piling up. Below are a few from the to do folders.

First is a young adult that was sitting away from the larger groups. The big guys have their own club, this smaller one was smart to just watch them. You can guess his general age by the markings along his side and tail. The older they get the less patterns on their hide.

Next a few large gators that came together floating around. Usually one will sink under or change direction. They really don’t want issues. Everybody loses when they fight.

The usual position below. To keep warm they drift up to the land and stay in the sun. The hide has large protrusions call Scutes that absorb heat to keep them warm, they are cold blooded and need external heat to provide warmth.

Last is a typical scene in a marsh. Alligators below are lined up on shore like a public beach LOL.

I wanted to start publishing some the ‘locals’ photographs before they get lost in time. All of these were taken in the same general area, and one of least populated alligator spots.