baby alligators just hatching by danapommet

Photography • Animals • posted on Jan 19, 2011

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Hey Shawn, thanks for the anatomy lesson on last nights posting - very interesting. Ran into a nest of baby alligators just working their way out of the nest. They were 5 to 6 inches (12 to 15 cm) in length. Taken in the Florida Everglades, in 2004, and I was very safe on an elevated boardwalk. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (33)

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ledwolorz

1:06AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Fantastic capture.

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SSoffia

2:00AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Amazing capture !!!!!

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jayfar

2:43AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Super capture Dana. I was surprised at the difference in sizes!

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bimm3d

3:15AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

gorgeous capture!!

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Madbat

3:30AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Man that would be an embarrassing way to go, eaten alive by baby gators! Kinda makes you look at elephants a bit different, they walk on their fingers! And that dinner plate sized horse hoof is his middle finger/toe nail. I think it would be interesting to see the workings from an engineers perspective.

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durleybeachbum

3:57AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

So very cute at this size!

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Rhanagaz

6:59AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Cute babies! Later on, just big and not so cute! ;o)

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Texas3D

8:10AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

woow it's nice capture

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mariogiannecchini

8:46AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Fantastic capture , Dana ! Do not imagine them so small!

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Faemike55

8:53AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Very cute capture, Dana

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flavia49

9:39AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

fabulous image

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beachzz

10:25AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Cute little critters, but boy they sure get BIG!!

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jendellas

10:33AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

:o) "Ran into a nest of baby alligators hatching" as you do :o) Great to see these little critters, "something we don't run into" :o)

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TallPockets

11:23AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

HELLO! GREAT shot of these 'little' gators. Like CHILDREN, however, they SOON grow UP and become TEENAGERS. WINK.

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flora-crassella

11:48AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

very nice babies! Wonderful photo!!!!!

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alessimarco

1:32PM | Wed, 19 January 2011

~So small, and soon to be so large! Great capture!~

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mgtcs

1:48PM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Amazing capture Dana, another amazing shot!

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sandra46

4:28PM | Wed, 19 January 2011

TERRIFIC CAPTURE

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npauling

5:48PM | Wed, 19 January 2011

You really were in the right place at the right time to get this super capture. They look very cute this small.

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goodoleboy

6:55PM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Hey, those little dudes are really black. At this nascent stage, do they have a very high casualty rate due to predators? In any case, stellar clarity and contrast in this overhead foto, Dana.

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