Gators! Gators! Gators! Photo

Photographer’s Note

Alligators coming up out of the swamp.

Taken at Alligator Bayou, located 15 minutes from Baton Rouge.

Nearly 1,500 acres were acquired, 901 of which are preserved as is in perpetuity through a national non-profit organization, Bluff Swamp Wildlife Refuge & Botanical Gardens. Today this area is home to giant old-growth bald cypress trees, alligators, snakes, turtles, owls, white-tailed deer, frogs, birds and many other species.

(To those who asked regarding last gator posting, I was behind a fence, though I did lean over a bit....)

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rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-03-03 4:28

It's an interesting if not strongly graphic image. I find these critters fascinating - but would not want to get so close! Concentrating on the two in the immediate forground might have made a stronger composition. Regards and TFS. Paul.