Tonight’s Sunset: Now With 40% more Alligator | Phil Lanoue Photography

Tonight’s Sunset: Now With 40% more Alligator

Here’s tonight’s sunset at the marsh pond, but what is that in the lower right corner? Why it’s none other then our old pal Mr. Gator! Looks like he was chomping on something too. Dinner with a sunset view, what could be better?!

53 thoughts on “Tonight’s Sunset: Now With 40% more Alligator”

Charlie@Seattle Trekker on April 17, 2013 at 10:22 pm said:

Absolutely gorgeous sunset.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:40 am said:
  
  Thanks Charlie. The sunset was OK but the alligator was amazing. 😉
  
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The Wanderlust Gene on April 17, 2013 at 10:33 pm said:

Oh, Phil, what a sunset! Guess it’s hitting up and your ‘gator friends are spending many more evenings dining with a view?

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:41 am said:
  
  Waterfront dining with a view of the sunset is very popular here. 🙂
  
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Susan Sohl on April 17, 2013 at 10:50 pm said:

Nice!

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:41 am said:
  
  Thanks Sue!
  
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Gunta on April 17, 2013 at 11:13 pm said:

Sunset with ‘gator. What more could one ask for?

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:42 am said:
  
  Tourists come here and pay big money for these types of views and some even enjoy a sunset. 🙂
  
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Deb W. Trotter on April 18, 2013 at 12:16 am said:

As long as you’re not what’s for dinner! Beautiful photo.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:43 am said:
  
  Thanks very much but he was finding his own dinner in the pond. 🙂
  
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lylekrahn on April 18, 2013 at 1:06 am said:

Ah yes, nothing like a wildlife shot.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:45 am said:
  
  That’s true, occasionally however I have no choice but to include some of the scenery. This one probably could have used a tighter crop. 😉
  
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adinparadise on April 18, 2013 at 2:07 am said:

Fabulous sunset, and with a bit of ‘gator thrown in, what more could one ask? 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:45 am said:
  
  Every sunset here should come with an alligator. They ought to make it a state law. 🙂
  
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meyer23 on April 18, 2013 at 3:01 am said:

What a sunset… fantastic colors.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:46 am said:
  
  Sunset is OK, the gator however looks great! 😉
  
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Mike Powell on April 18, 2013 at 4:45 am said:

Beautiful shot of the sunset and the marsh pond too. I somehow had imagined that the pond was smaller and more closed in. (You shoot such wonderful close-ups of birds and alligators that I sometimes miss getting a sense of the surroundings of the places where you shoot).

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:47 am said:
  
  Thanks Mike I’m glad you enjoyed seeing an overall view of this marsh pond area. Right across the causeway from the pond is the salt marsh where many of the birds come in close to feed. So there is a nice area for me to explore. 🙂
  
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pixelspielerei on April 18, 2013 at 7:29 am said:

Great: What a slogan! *gg

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:48 am said:
  
  Thanks maybe I should patent that slogan. 🙂
  
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  - pixelspielerei on April 18, 2013 at 12:42 pm said:
    
    Absolutely! 😉
    
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Paula on April 18, 2013 at 7:36 am said:

It took me a few seconds to spot the gator :). What a stunning sunset!

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:49 am said:
  
  Glad you spotted our friend in the marsh down there in the corner Paula.
  Sunset was OK enough, but the gator looked terrific! 😀
  
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  - Paula on April 18, 2013 at 12:03 pm said:
    
    I believe you Phil though I would be more thrilled with the sunset 😉 I can see you are bonding with your animals.. who do you feel closer to, your birds or gators?
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 1:00 pm said:
      
      Good question Paula. I like both very much but I especially like the alligators when they are in any kind of action situation. Just for an example the other day I was watching a blue heron fishing in the salt marsh when I suddenly saw a large alligator come floating in over in the marsh pond which is right next to the salt marsh. After a few seconds of thought I dropped the heron and went over to see what that gator might be up to. So I guess that tells us something.
      
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      - Paula on April 18, 2013 at 1:02 pm said:
        
        Yes, I would leave the bird too in sight of a gator :D. Thank you for replying Phil :). I am enjoying your posts so very much….
        
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        Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 1:18 pm said:
        
        I appreciate that very much. 🙂
        
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RobynG on April 18, 2013 at 8:00 am said:

Very pretty Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:49 am said:
  
  Yes and the sunset looked fairly nice too. 🙂
  
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Littlesundog on April 18, 2013 at 9:02 am said:

I felt like I was searching a “Where’s Waldo” photograph!! Beautiful shot… and I’m so glad Mr. Gator slid into the picture.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:50 am said:
  
  I was happy he decided to show up and ‘class’ up my sunset photo! 😀 Glad you liked this!
  
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Aian Ramos on April 18, 2013 at 10:11 am said:

ha! I spotted it even before reading your post! 😉

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:50 am said:
  
  Excellent! Good eye to spot our friend in the marsh enjoying his dinner with a sunset view!
  
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Lisa Gordon on April 18, 2013 at 10:26 am said:

Breathtaking beauty!

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 11:52 am said:
  
  Well don’t go overboard Lisa, the gator is cool looking and all but I would not go as far as saying he is breathtaking.
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Amy on April 18, 2013 at 12:29 pm said:

Dinner with a sunset view, what a treat! 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 12:44 pm said:
  
  Oh absolutely! You can’t beat it!
  
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Chillbrook on April 18, 2013 at 3:34 pm said:

Beautiful sunset Phil. It’s quite nice to see the wider view. 😉

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 5:53 pm said:
  
  Thanks Adrian, glad you enjoyed this view of the marsh pond.
  
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janmasyn on April 18, 2013 at 4:08 pm said:

Wonderful sunset Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 18, 2013 at 5:53 pm said:
  
  The sunset is OK, the alligator is tremendous. 😉
  
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niasunset on April 18, 2013 at 5:54 pm said:

What a beautiful moment… Thank you, love, nia

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- Phil Lanoue on April 19, 2013 at 4:43 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much Nia! 🙂
  
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Maggie Davey on April 19, 2013 at 11:51 am said:

Oh Phil, what a glorious picture!

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- Phil Lanoue on April 19, 2013 at 4:43 pm said:
  
  I’m very happy you like it Maggie!
  
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Solveig on April 19, 2013 at 1:05 pm said:

Beautiful! I’d very much like to be there some time.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 19, 2013 at 4:44 pm said:
  
  Thank you, I’m sure you would enjoy seeing this area. 🙂
  
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mariayarri on April 19, 2013 at 4:29 pm said:

The sunset coulors are wonderful and i like the way that you captured Mr Gator in this photo . But most of all i like the sky … // Maria

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- Phil Lanoue on April 19, 2013 at 4:44 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much Maria, I’m so happy you enjoyed this photo!
  
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Fergiemoto on April 22, 2013 at 6:41 pm said:

Beautiful sunset…but I’ve never shared a sunset view with an alligator before!

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- Phil Lanoue on April 26, 2013 at 11:32 am said:
  
  You should try it, they make lovely dinner companions. 😀
  
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Bella Remy Photography on April 24, 2013 at 7:02 pm said:

I am officially jealous. You have such stunning sunsets on the marsh.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 26, 2013 at 11:34 am said:
  
  Well thanks much Emily, we frequently get very nice sunsets here and since I am often out there anyway, I sometimes shoot weather for our local ABC TV News station and they show it during the news broadcast.
  
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