Lake Apopka, Florida. Friday morning
Aug 20, 2022 07:33:13 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Wow, lots of gators!
Yep, what my brother would call a grunch of Gators!
Aug 20, 2022 08:20:03 #
Aug 20, 2022 09:20:28 #
Wonderful set of impressive Gators that are extremely active and willing to expend some energy. Unusual to find so many large gators together in the wild. Is it mating season ??
Aug 20, 2022 09:21:21 #
Aug 20, 2022 09:30:11 #
Retired CPO wrote:
No birds!! Early in the morning and in the shade, but still worth posting, I think.
I hope you like!
I hope you like!
i don't know what that last big hungry fellow has in his mouth but i'm glad it's not you! lol.
i enjoyed your gator series , rcpo. it's a good thing you have a lens that will get you some
great shots of them from a long distance!
Aug 20, 2022 09:37:42 #
randave2001 wrote:
Looks like a popular swimming hole.
Yes, it does. And fight club all in one!
Aug 20, 2022 09:43:54 #
Hereford wrote:
Wonderful set of impressive Gators that are extremely active and willing to expend some energy. Unusual to find so many large gators together in the wild. Is it mating season ??
Actually, mating season is over, I think. I don't know how long the season lasts but there are a couple places on the wildlife drive that have been roped off to protect nest sites. We have photos of a BIG mama gator laying under the rope, next to a sign. Yep, I agree, from my experience this is very unusual!
Aug 20, 2022 09:44:55 #
317tman wrote:
Looks like a good place not to go swim! Great shots.
Yes, it does!
Thanks!!Aug 20, 2022 09:55:11 #
merrytexan wrote:
i don't know what that last big hungry fellow has in his mouth but i'm glad it's not you! lol.
i enjoyed your gator series , rcpo. it's a good thing you have a lens that will get you some
great shots of them from a long distance!
i enjoyed your gator series , rcpo. it's a good thing you have a lens that will get you some
great shots of them from a long distance!
I'm pretty sure he has a dead reed trailing from his mouth. And thank you, I'm glad it wasn't me, also!
I do have the lens for it, but these guys were pretty close, most of these shots were dialed back to 400mm from the max 500mm. And we stayed in the truck because some of them were approaching the bank and the truck maybe twenty feet away from us. I was starting to think about how far we could go on Gator bitten tires! Very bold and active compared to what I'm used to seeing in the swamp. 
Aug 20, 2022 10:01:40 #
Retired CPO wrote:
No birds!! Early in the morning and in the shade, but still worth posting, I think.
I hope you like!
I hope you like!
When you retired from the area, did you do an inventory, just in case? How about 'Gator nibble bites on the shoes?
Great shots!
Aug 20, 2022 10:33:17 #
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Aug 20, 2022 12:22:21 #
Paul Best.
Loc: California desert
Hi Chief, Nice photos! Reminds me of the old swimming pond at our farm. No alligators, just a lot of water moccasins.
Aug 20, 2022 12:22:46 #
Aug 20, 2022 12:41:37 #
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