Anahuac & Cameron Gator Expedition

[lhdvies]

Anahuac has the best crop of young gators ( and some bulls) I've seen in awhile.
The 1st 5 are from Anahuac and the last 5 are from Cameron Prairie.

"Hi Mr photo guy, want to play?"


"Just leave me alone".


"This is MY spot".


"You're lucky you have a long lens".


Close-ups are fun when you have a long lens !!


The following are from CPNWR

"Just wait until I grow up".


Close up of a young'un.


The Boss and a youngster.


"Laying in the mud is fun when you're young".


"This is my ground and I'm not moving"

[ttusa]

Wow, those are some BIG gators, Leon!
Thank goodness for the long lens

[Patti Edens]

Whoa. That's a lot of gators.

My favorite shots are #3 and the last one.

Love those captions!

[lhdvies]

Thks Therese & Patti-I've never seen so many gators out and about at either place before. Part of the reason for them being in a more "confined area" at the Cameron area is they have drained a good bit of the wetlands, (I guess to plant seeds for the next migration) & they now have less room to roam where there is water.

[MT Stringer]

Good work, Leon. Nice pics.
Mike

[snidow]

Fun series of shots Leon, that 2nd shot the gator looks like he is smiling at you and not in a good way. The last shot looks very scary too, he looks very intense there, good job!

[Stephen P]

Strong images. I like the last one the best.

[lhdvies]

Thks Mike, Laurie & Stephen-I appreciate it.
Now that you mention it Laurie, that is kind of a sinister smile on nbr 2, isn't it. LOL
On the last one, I was trying to get a lower angle and just as I got to the edge of the water(there was about 7-9 yds of water between us), he didn't trust me anymore and went into the water so I left well enoujgh alone. All in all I got 121 keeper shots of about 40-45 different gators. It was quite a neat couple of days.

[Tim T]

Good work Leon. I like the last one the best. Almost looks like he is on lava.