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Beware of Alligators & Snakes in Retention Ponds, No Swiming, Pinellas County, FL

Yesterday, I Crossed the street behind the Gated Community, where I live in Pinellas County and discovered an Alligator laying on the Grass next to the Retention Ponds, which are used fro Drainage in Florida. Since I was carrying my Camera hoping to Photograph some Birds, I decided to take some Photographs of the Alligator even though the lighting was poor. The Gator was approximately Four Feet Long.

 

I used a Zoom Lens and about 50 Feet away, and I had my Escape Route Planned, so I was in No Danger !

 

Disclaimer: The Lighting was extremely poor near dusk and although I too about a Dozen Photographs at a range of F-Stops and Shutter Speeds, none of the exposures were

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Uploaded on December 18, 2019
Taken on December 17, 2019