Gotta Love A Nice Toothy Grin!
An alligator earlier this week swims over to say hello and opens up with a nice friendly smile!
If he looks happy it’s because he has been stuffing himself with bait fish all afternoon and into the evening. He found himself a convenient landlocked pool fully stocked with huge crowds of fish and was making the most of it.
The snowy egrets are often attracted to the panicked hoards of jumping fish caused by the marauding alligator and they were working the area as well. Photos of them, in addition to our well fed gator pal showing the fish who’s boss, will be upcoming through the week.
Phil Lanoue Photography 
brilliant …. love it
Hey thanks, glad you liked our gator friend!
Awesome photos…I see the alligator was willing to say “cheese” for the last smiling photo. I love it!
He loves being the center of attention and is always happy to smile for the camera!
Thanks for sharing his smile, which also made me smile!
I’m glad it gave you a smile as well! He is a fun guy and quite entertaining. 🙂
Say cheese 😉
I bet he would enjoy cheese. 😉
Perhaps on a burger…. rare of course!!
Oh absolutely, rare as you can get it. 😀
Blue!!
Only from a distance!
He was right in front of me but being very well behaved. 😀
You weren’t using a zoom lens?!
Oh I had a telephoto, but he was still right there in front of me. Not at all uncommon for these guys. 😮
Oh…good…I am glad there was a telephoto lens involved!
If you were actually as close as it appears you are, you probably would be missing a camera and a hand or two!
Well they are generally (at least I hope) not aggressive toward humans. They mostly prefer to be left alone except for the publicity I provide, that they like. 🙂
Did you pet him on the head for being a “good little boy?”
I would give him a nice little scritch between the ears kitty style. But wait, where are his ears?!? 😀
Good one!
Looks like he wants a selfie. LOL.
Maybe I’ll get him a selfie stick for Christmas. Better than another sweater. 🙂
Haha, what a great series of shots, Phil! He certainly does look contented.
Thanks so much! I believe he was beyond thrilled with the day’s seafood buffet, and beyond stuffed as well. 🙂
….. 🙂 I can’t say “what a lovely face!! 🙂 But he smiles… so lovely! Thank you dear Phil, love, nia
He is very happy to be so well fed! Lots of fish to eat out there!
Thank you very much Nia!
That is one happy, wellfed fella!
He is happy and *very* well fed. I have photos upcoming with fish stuffed in his big yap. 🙂
Great Shot!!! and really a close-up, he has some teeth!!!
He could use a bit of a floss but actually his teeth don’t look too bad.
Better than this guy’s…https://phillanoue.com/2015/09/27/on-duty/on-duty-02/
While adorable, I think he needs to see a dentist about those chompers!
Many times I have tried to get a local dentist to volunteer his time to treat our cute little friends but so far no takers. What the hell is wrong with people?!?
BTW, great seeing you here. I’ve missed you, I know I have been slack in commenting on blogs, I’m worthless sometimes.
I’ve been a little worthless myself – it’s nice to be back!
The bottom shot is arguably one of my favorite croc shots and as you Know I am not big on crocs 😉