Please view in Original Size to see the three baby alligators on top of Mom.
The babies are about 6 inches long and have bright stripes. There is one on Mom's head, one on her back and one on the tail.
Brazos Bend is across the river from Sugar Land, about a 40 minute drive. The park gets tourist from around the world
because of the alligator population, magnificent oaks, swamp and an amazing collection of birds.

From Wikipedia -
Brazos Bend State Park is a 4,897-acre state park along the Brazos River. The park is a haven for a diverse mix of native wildlife
and plants covering an equally diverse range of ecosystems. Brazos Bend contains areas of coastal prairie, bottomland forest,
and a wide range of wetlands including open and semi-open lakes and transitional marshlands.
Highlights of the Park's numerous inhabitants include over 300 species of resident and visiting migratory birds and mammals.
The most noteworthy and popular residents of the park are the relatively large population of American alligators.
The park is open year-round, with the exception of several weekends a year during which it is closed for controlled hunts to manage the white-tailed deer population.

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