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28-MAY-2011 Chris Cox

Alligator Mating Ritual

Louisiana

This pair was performing a little mating ritual before swimming away to do their thing.
The male alligator lets out a deep grunt that bubbles up the water off its back.
They dance around a little and then off they went.

Not great, but this was the best one I could capture since they were behind the green patch.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor AF-S 400mm f/2.8G ED VR
1/125s f/8.0 at 650.0mm iso200, TC-17E-II full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Coleen Perilloux Landry29-May-2011 03:53
Not great? Are you kidding? Big vote.
Guest 29-May-2011 03:17
Great pose you caught here, Chris. Judging by his teeth and jowls, he's a big dude.
Gayle P. Clement29-May-2011 03:02
This is great. It tells the story well.
Breland29-May-2011 01:59
Nice sharp shot Chris. Good blur on foreground.
Guest 29-May-2011 01:58
not that bad......the male is quite bigger compare to the female...intense moments,
I actually like this shot just seeing their heads popping up, great capture Chris
Phil Orgeron29-May-2011 01:57
Nice capture Chris!
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