A large gator here sprawled out along old reeds and cane in Lodge Pond, Donnelley,  ACE Basin. The pond is named for the old hunting lodge that sits on a ridge looking over the large marshes. The water level has been raised here for a long time changing the shape of the ponds and the plants that grow there.

The constant is the Alligators. Theres no official counts of them, they  climb around the dikes and move between the salt and fresh water marshes.

When it’s quiet and hot you can usually find a few of these to photograph. You never go home empty handed.