I Don’t Think Mom Was In A Good Mood This Morning…

It was a beautiful, warm sunny morning today and I went over to the swamp to see if any alligators might be out enjoying the Spring weather. Upon initial arrival I didn’t see any gators at all, but when I went over to the area where mom had been keeping watch over her little ones this past fall, I found her tucked back in among the reeds.

At first she was just napping but after a short time she woke up and kind of glared at me. Perhaps she remembered me from a previous encounter where she was not extremely thrilled with me hanging around and pointing a camera at her babies.

But in any case I did not get the impression she was in a particularly happy mood despite the gorgeous weather. It could be that she is just hungry after not eating all winter, I know that would ruin my mood for sure!

20 thoughts on “I Don’t Think Mom Was In A Good Mood This Morning…”

The Dancing Rider on March 10, 2014 at 4:13 pm said:

Um, wouldn’t want to mess with that that. At all. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on March 10, 2014 at 4:19 pm said:
  
  Yeah I agree, especially when she is in a mood. 🙂
  
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Patrizia M. on March 10, 2014 at 4:24 pm said:

Allora meglio stare attenti, potrebbe venirgli una voglia improvvisa di farsi uno spuntino 🙂
Ciao Pat

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- Phil Lanoue on March 10, 2014 at 4:31 pm said:
  
  Non voglio che il ragazzo grande per uno spuntino su di me. 😯 🙂
  
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  - Patrizia M. on March 11, 2014 at 5:36 pm said:
    
    Meglio di no 😆
    
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foxleylady on March 10, 2014 at 8:24 pm said:

That isn’t a good look! Glad to see you out more, Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on March 11, 2014 at 9:26 am said:
  
  She did have a bit of a look on her face didn’t she?!?
  It’s good to be out especially with the weather so pleasant. These past few days are about the best I’ve been feeling in a month.
  
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Garden Walk Garden Talk on March 10, 2014 at 10:34 pm said:

She does look hungry. Not much to eat in the mud though.

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- Phil Lanoue on March 11, 2014 at 9:28 am said:
  
  Once she gets hungry enough she will start roaming around and is likely to be a handful in the coming weeks I suspect.
  
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Lyle Krahn on March 11, 2014 at 1:51 am said:

I’m guessing if you’re an alligator and you’re starving, pretty much everything looks like food.

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- Phil Lanoue on March 11, 2014 at 9:29 am said:
  
  That’s exactly right and I have seen them pick up and eat some odd items. Anything to fill the old belly I guess. 🙂
  
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Spencer McDonald on March 11, 2014 at 9:13 am said:

I don’t know how you do it. I would need to change my shorts often. How far away are you when snapping these gems. Great shot!!

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- Phil Lanoue on March 11, 2014 at 9:32 am said:
  
  Oh she’s just a pussy cat. 😀 I was maybe 12 feet away but the alligators are still fairly slow (I hope) right now.
  Glad you liked this shot!
  
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anotherday2paradise on March 11, 2014 at 9:49 am said:

Not a friendly face, Phil. If looks could kill, you’d be dead meat. 😯

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- Phil Lanoue on March 11, 2014 at 11:36 am said:
  
  Nah… she’s just flirting with me. 😀
  
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  - anotherday2paradise on March 11, 2014 at 11:50 am said:
    
    😆
    
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Gunta on March 11, 2014 at 4:57 pm said:

Not sure I’d be sticking around while she gets to thinking I’m food…..

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- Phil Lanoue on March 13, 2014 at 3:45 pm said:
  
  If she starts moving tooooo fast in my direction, I’m perfectly fine with leaving the area. 😯 😀
  
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oldshutterhand on March 12, 2014 at 9:15 am said:

You must have looked tasty as one can tell by the expression of the gator.

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- Phil Lanoue on March 13, 2014 at 3:46 pm said:
  
  I think she likes me. Wait, I mean I hope she likes me. Not as a meal though. 😯 😀
  
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