Little Mister Cool

Yesterday afternoon just as I was about to leave the marsh area, I spotted this young alligator hanging out along the edge of the water trying his best to look casual and cool.

He found a nice comfy spot amid the tall green grass to relax and also a perfect place to rest his chin. I think this little guy has the right idea!

14 thoughts on “Little Mister Cool”

Raewyn's Photos on April 16, 2015 at 4:06 pm said:

Great photo – he is still very alert though – those eyes are watching you.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 16, 2015 at 6:08 pm said:
  
  He is also alert and watching out for any of the big guys that might come around. He’s in the kid’s section. 🙂
  
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Patrizia M. on April 16, 2015 at 4:47 pm said:

Molto furbo il piccolo, ha già capito molto sul vivere bene 🙂
Bella la foto, complimenti Phil.
Ciao, Pat

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- Phil Lanoue on April 16, 2015 at 6:11 pm said:
  
  Lui è un ragazzo poco intelligente. 🙂
  
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naturesnippets on April 16, 2015 at 4:56 pm said:

It looks like it “has your number.”

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- Phil Lanoue on April 16, 2015 at 6:09 pm said:
  
  No he likes me. Well I think he likes me. 🙂
  
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  - naturesnippets on April 16, 2015 at 6:32 pm said:
    
    Can you tell a male from a female?
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on April 16, 2015 at 8:11 pm said:
      
      No way to tell by looking. In fact if I dragged one up out of the water and flipped it over, I couldn’t tell.
      I generally just give precedence to the male pronoun when describing the various wildlife for convenience.
      
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      - naturesnippets on April 16, 2015 at 8:18 pm said:
        
        Do you have any pictures of little young ones? I got pictures of a bunch of little ones at Okefenokee about 40 years ago. The mom had here hands full. We were on the platform of a observation tower. They were so cute!
        
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        Phil Lanoue on April 16, 2015 at 9:42 pm said:
        
        Here’s a couple previous posts showing the little guys. They are cute.
        https://phillanoue.com/2013/11/23/swamp-babies-2/
        
        https://phillanoue.com/2013/11/19/introducing-the-lovely-mrs-a/
        
        https://phillanoue.com/2013/10/28/wheres-mom/
        
        https://phillanoue.com/2012/06/23/another-day-with-mom-and-baby-alligators/
        
        https://phillanoue.com/2012/06/21/a-mother-alligator-and-her-babies/
        
        There also are some in the alligator gallery but they may be the same ones from the posts.
        
        https://phillanoue.com/alligator-photos/
        
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        naturesnippets on April 17, 2015 at 10:59 am said:
        
        Thanks so much. You’ve had the most amazing encounters, resulting in the best of pictures!!!
        
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        Phil Lanoue on April 17, 2015 at 4:43 pm said:
        
        Thanks for checking them out and glad you liked the pics!
        
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foxleylady on April 17, 2015 at 6:21 am said:

He looks cool enough but those eyes are so alert! Self-preservation starts young in his world!

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- Phil Lanoue on April 17, 2015 at 4:46 pm said:
  
  He lives mostly with his little friends in an area we call ‘baby cove’ which is a small quiet corner of the marsh pond. Occasionally one of the big guys will come steaming in like a battleship and the smaller ones need to make themselves scarce.
  
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