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This big boy was sleeping right in the middle of the trail. I was not going to continue on that trail! He woke up and decided to go back into the water. Guess he didn't like me watching him.
Gator Crossing at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida.
When walking trails in Florida it's always important to pay attention to what is going on around you and not get too distracted by your phone.
Wakodatchee Wetlands, Palm Bch County, Fl
The Iguana was basking in the sun, when the gator appeared out of nowhere. The Iguana froze trying to blend in with the habitat. It stayed frozen until the gator moved away.
These alligators bask on the shores of the Myakka River, Myakka River State Park, Sarasota, Florida.
A favorite place for me to capture bird images is at Gatorland near Orlando FL. The gators protect the birds' nesting areas from other predators. And the gators are mostly fed by the staff. So the gators are domesticated(?) and the birds are wild. -
Sugar Land Memorial Park. The lake has risen over adjacent land, with more rain on the way. The Brazos River will likely flood the park this week. Memorial Day 2015, Tax Day 2016, Harvey 2017, and now multiple days of Storms with No Name. 10-12” of rain in 4-12 hours on the west side of Houston. Four “500yr” events in 5 years. “What could it possibly be?” he asked, proving that some Americans do understand irony.
While photographing birds, I'm often approached by Park visitors who want to tell me about "the big one" (gator) down the trail. These are well meaning people who assume I want to photograph gators, but couldn't find one and had to settle for a boring bird. I always thank them, and occasionally go check out "the big one", especially when their loud, excited report flushed the bird:) Brazos Bend State Park in SE Texas. 3/2018
FYI this animal has his mouth open to regulate temperature. He is not showing aggression.
I was standing on a walkway in a local park in Florida yesterday when this 7-8 foot gator swam under the walkway. I went to the other side and waited for it to show up and took this shot with my camera pointing straight down as it's nose appeared directly below me. Fun with gators :)
Ore loads climb toward Buffalo Road headed for Eagle Mills, Michigan yard, behind 3 LS&I gators in July 1988.
This gator was close to the bank & growling to attract a mate...a very eerie sound. Note that it has what looks like a growth with teeth on the left side of its snout. Apparently an old injury from a fight.
Alligator Everglades National Park Florida, USA.
No post-processing done to photo, only cropped. Nikon NEF (RAW) files available. NPP Straight Photography at noPhotoShopping.com
I was taking pix of the crane family when I turned around and saw this monster crossing the trail about 15 feet away!
Thanks so much for the visit!
The India Gate is a war memorial located near the Rajpath (officially called Kartavya path) on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi. It stands as a memorial to 74,187 soldiers of the Indian Army who died between 1914 and 1921 in the First World War, in France, Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Near and the Far East, and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. 13,300 servicemen's names, including some soldiers and officers from the United Kingdom, are inscribed on the gate. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the gate evokes the architectural style of the ancient Roman triumphal arches such as the Arch of Constantine in Rome, and later memorial arches; it is often compared to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and the Gateway of India in Mumbai.
Following the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1972, a structure consisting of a black marble plinth with a reversed rifle, capped by a war helmet and bounded by four eternal flames, was built beneath the archway. This structure, called Amar Jawan Jyoti (Flame of the Immortal Soldier), has since 1971 served as India's tomb of the unknown soldier. India Gate is counted amongst the largest war memorials in India and every Republic Day, the Prime Minister visits the Gate to pay their tributes to the Amar Jawan Jyoti, following which the Republic Day parade starts. India Gate is often a location for civil society protests, and is popular with tourists.
The India Gate was part of the work of the Imperial War Graves Commission, which came into existence in December 1917 under the British rule for building war graves and memorials to soldiers who were killed in the First World War. The foundation stone of the Gate, then called the All India War Memorial, was laid on 10 February 1921, at 16:30 hrs, by the visiting Duke of Connaught in a ceremony attended by officers and men of the Imperial Indian Army, Imperial Service Troops, the Commander-in-Chief, and Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy. On the occasion, the Viceroy is reported to have said, "The stirring tales of individual heroism, will live forever in the annals of this country", and that the memorial which was a tribute to the memory of heroes, "known and unknown", would inspire future generations to endure hardships with similar fortitude and "no less valor". The Duke also read out a message from the King, which said, "On this spot, in the central vista of the Capital of India, there will stand a Memorial Archway, designed to keep", in the thoughts of future generations, "the glorious sacrifice of the officers and men of the Indian Army who fought and fell". During the ceremony, the Deccan Horse, 3rd Sappers and Miners, 6th Jat Light Infantry, 34th Sikh Pioneers, 39th Garhwal Rifles, 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force), 117th Mahrattas, and 5th Gurkha Rifles. The land was owned by contractor Sir Sobha Singh who helped construct large tracts of New Delhi and was the primary contractor.
Ten years after the foundation stone's laying on 12 February 1931, the memorial was inaugurated by Lord Irwin, who, on the occasion, said "those who after us shall look upon this monument may learn in pondering its purpose something of that sacrifice and service which the names upon its walls record." In the decade between the laying of foundation stone of the memorial and its inauguration, the rail-line was shifted to run along the Yamuna River, and the New Delhi Railway Station was opened in 1926.
The Gate, which is illuminated every evening from 19:00 hrs to 21:30 hrs, today serves as one of Delhi's most important tourist attractions. Cars used to travel through the gate until it was closed to traffic.[citation needed] The Republic Day Parade starts from Rashtrapati Bhavan and passes around the India Gate.[citation needed] India gate is often a location for civil society protests, including demonstrations in response to the 2011 anti-corruption movement.
In 2017, the India Gate was twinned with the Arch of Remembrance in Leicester, England, another Lutyens war memorial, following a very similar design but on a smaller scale. In a ceremony, India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom laid a wreath at the arch in Leicester and the British High Commissioner to India laid one at the India Gate.
I took an overnight trip to another zoo about 3hrs away. I have been there before but wanted to really go and enjoy my time so i booked a motel and had 2 full days taking photos.
I was in my element.
So many different species there that I needed to learn about.
These gator's fascinated me because they are different to the croc that I am used to but also the area they are kept allowed me to try and get different shots like this one.
Did you know when a gator goes underwater a third eyelid or membrane slides across the eye to protect it but to also give it better vision underwater.
I also heard these guys for the first time . I was taking photos of some birds near their pond and I thought 'wow that's strange for someone to be starting up a mower so close to me'!!
But no, it was the gator. Sounds exactly like a lawn mower lol.
Heading light for their morning loads out of the Empire Mine a trio of LS&I gators brighten the morning southwest of Eagle Mills. Michigan in July of 1988.
While cruising around the auto path at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, we found this little gator on hanging out on a small mound of dirt.
When I go to Florida to photograph, my mom always asks me to get a good pix of an Alligator that she can hang in her room. I always try to capture one that is not too scary so it won't give her nightmares. I thought this one with a damselfly about to land on it's spikes/scutes was kind of cute and not too menacing :)
Canon 1DX, F8, 1/1000, ISO 500