Alligator Out For An Evening Walk
This past weekend I noticed our old pal Mr. A poking his nose out from the edge of the marsh pond clearly with thoughts of taking a little walk. It didn’t totally surprise me that he wanted to take a pleasant Sunday stroll, but what I did find interesting was that he was dragging what appeared to be approximately ten pounds of pond weeds around with him. That had to have been quite a burden too because when he got to the other side of the roadway, he needed to lay his chin down for a brief rest before moving on. Once he made his way into the salt marsh though, all the weeds got washed away and he was free to enjoy a nice leisurely swim.
Phil Lanoue Photography 
He looks just as though he is wearing camouflage! Had he been out on manouvres?
Heh heh look up Ghillie Suit for snipers. 🙂
How kind of your reptile to bring me moss for my flower baskets! Great image.
That’s just the sort of guy he is, always kind hearted and thinking of others. 😀
I like his outfit
Nicely camouflaged, which is just what we need, them harder to see. 😯
Swamp thing!
Oh he’s a thing alright! 😀
The one with him swimming right in front of the grass is VERY nice. Just tell him to stay away from my seagulls today☺
Thanks much, glad you liked that. The gulls are likely safe but the raccoons… we saw an alligator (maybe this one) that had a raccoon last week in this same area.
Fantastic. Love the detail.
Thanks Edith glad you liked seeing our boy here.
I like the natural coat – very trendy. This is turning into a fashion blog:)
That look is all the rage in Paris this summer. And yes, welcome to Fashion Blog!
But don’t think I will shy away from the controversial topics. Tomorrow’s post will be… Egret Feathers, They Really Do Look Better On The Bird Then On Your Hat
Get ready for the fur to fly! Faux fur of course. Oooo more controversy!
🙂
The weeds are his way of camouflaging himself so he can catch his food without being noticed. Haha!
Excellent shots as always, Phil.
That tactic might have worked last week when we saw an alligator (maybe this one?) with a raccoon. 😯
Thanks for checking these out Gracie and glad you like ’em!
It looks kind of cute!
Great shots!
Oh of course he’s cute Hans! But I’ll tell him you said that, he will be so pleased! 🙂
He’s doing resistance training for summer…it’s swim suit season you know.
Heh heh, except… in their world size is everything. That’s one reason why I prefer to photograph animals rather then people. An alligator is never going to complain that I made him look fat. In fact he would *prefer* I make him look as large as possible to impress his friends. 🙂
Thanks for checking out these pics!
This was determined his salad for lunch! 😛
He would want a nice meal of fish and crabs to go with his salad! 🙂
Poor guy. Now he knows what it feels like to be a woman since he’s trying to be so fashionable by wearing weeds. And once again, I think an alligator is cute. What is happening to me?!
Oh no! Say it ain’t so! You are now one of *those* people, who along with me are being sucked into the whole alligator/cuteness cult. Who or what can save us?! 😀
Ah, he really looks quite sassy in that beautiful weed coat. I want one too. Great photos as always. Phil. 🙂
He did look quite spiffy in that week look coat Sylvia! There is one trendy Manhattan boutique that currently offers this selection, I’ll try to get the address for you and possibly they can FedEx it out to you immediately! 🙂
Great shots Phil.
Thanks Jan, glad you enjoyed them.
Seems like he’s trying some camouflage for hunting on the lande. 😉
Is just proves how big of a sneak he is. 😯 🙂
Looked up the ghillie suit – that IS where he got it!
Oh yeah, I think our boy here could be Special Forces. 😯
maybe he was trying out some camo!
Well he has the right idea, all the best dressed sneaky dudes are wearing this outfit!
My godness what a charming fella 🙂 :), such a cute smile there!! Great shots Phil.
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Oh it’s a cute smile alright! I’m very happy you like this guy!! 😀
Hahahahaha love his outfit! A stylish one 😀
Yes, I understand that look is all the rage in Paris these days!
I like him even better ashore :D. Marvelous, just marvelous 🙂
It can be an amazing experience to see them walking around Paua, they are the closest thing we have to a living dinosaur when you see them on land. I had one walk right toward me last night! Fun! 🙂
Mr. A took quite the constitutional. I think number two is a real hoot with him highsteppin’. 🙂
Although not entirely alligator related, the beginning of this fast food fantasy made me think of your favorite subject, Phil.
That’s hysterical Steve! Love the big floating boy! Sometimes (when the gators are little) the spoonies take advantage!
https://phillanoue.com/spoonbill-photos-2/#jp-carousel-760
Last night was crazy over at the marsh, the alligators were all over the place with several taking a nice slow walk, and yes I have pics! 🙂
That’s a great collection of Spoonbill shots, Phil. There are several that brought a big smile to my face. 🙂
I’m very glad you enjoyed those Steve!
I have a new post of flight shots of our recent arrival that I’ll be posting shortly.
Twinkletoes – wonderfully captured with humour. : )
I won’t tell him you called him ‘Twinkletoes’, that’s the kind of thing that if it gets around he may get made fun of by his friends and that makes him grumpy and a grump gator is no good for anybody. 🙂
Great shot, but that’s too much of a closeup for me.
Thanks, he did get close 😯