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Post by lugg on Sept 25, 2016 18:47:32 GMT
Really enjoyed reading this up date and seeing the photos as a new season starts. I was surprised to see horses so close to alligator territory . What camera are you sing here Htmb ?
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Post by htmb on Sept 25, 2016 21:06:12 GMT
Thank you, Lugg. The latest photos were taken with a Sony RX100 IV.
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Post by htmb on Feb 17, 2017 18:16:11 GMT
I knew this picture wasn't going to be very good because a lot of vegetation was between me and the alligator, but hadn't realized he was missing part of his snout until I downloaded the photo. |
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Post by mossie on Feb 17, 2017 19:16:26 GMT
Bit gruesome, has another one got jealous and taken a bite ?
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Post by htmb on Feb 17, 2017 21:28:02 GMT
I've speculated about it all afternoon. It looks like a healed-over wound. I'm no wildlife biologist, obviously, but I wonder if it could have happened when the alligator was very small. Possibly a bird had him in its bill, but it got away? I see large birds eating baby alligators all the time when at Paynes Prairie, and the larger gators will eat the smaller ones if they are hungry enough, too. Since I didn't realize this alligator was "special" when I took the photo, i didn't pay much attention to it and took the picture as an afterthought. I don't usually see a ranger or member of the volunteer organization since I usually go during the week, but I will have to ask the next time I run into someone official.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 19:12:02 GMT
I think he may have tried to attack the propeller of a boat.
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Post by htmb on Feb 18, 2017 19:27:45 GMT
That would be a good assumption, but there are no motor boats in the waters on Paynes Prairie. Just an occasional biologist's row boat is all I've ever seen. It may be that he was brought to the prairie by biologists, but I seriously doubt it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 19:31:04 GMT
Are alligators totally territorial with no wandering?
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Post by htmb on Feb 18, 2017 20:51:51 GMT
You are correct in thinking that they do wander, however, this one would have had to travel quite far, and it isn't a very large alligator.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 18, 2017 21:06:45 GMT
Poor thing! That wound looks healed, but not terribly old.
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Post by lugg on Apr 21, 2017 7:53:21 GMT
I saw this somewhere the other day and like many was shocked at the horses behaviour.
Edited to replace the broken video link
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 17:06:51 GMT
Poor harmless thing!
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Post by htmb on Sept 19, 2020 13:11:06 GMT
Not my video, but here’s how a "growling" alligator sounds. I’ve heard this several times now on Paynes Prairie, and its always impressive.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 19, 2020 14:33:15 GMT
If that is meant to strike fear into the hearts of potential prey, it worked!
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 19, 2020 14:45:53 GMT
I think it's a mating song.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 19, 2020 15:31:18 GMT
Based on scientific knowledge, or are you just projecting?  |
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 19, 2020 15:39:14 GMT
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Post by patricklondon on Sept 20, 2020 5:23:30 GMT
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Post by htmb on Sept 20, 2020 15:07:11 GMT
Just yesterday? Yes, very appropriate. I wonder how much money they wasted spent on that study.
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Post by lugg on Sept 23, 2020 10:25:08 GMT
If that is meant to strike fear into the hearts of potential prey, it worked! Me too ! |
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 23, 2020 19:18:53 GMT
But on the other hand, now we know how to say, "Yo, baby!" in gatorese.
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