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Tag: American alligator

The Best or the Worst?

The head of an alligator sits above the water with plant material on its head in the freshwater marsh of Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on July 7, 2005. Original: IMG_1558.cr2

Sixteen years later and these pictures still make me smile, wondering if this is the world’s best toupee or the worst? The teeth were real enough, of which the crabs in the freshwater marsh were well aware (or were about to be).

The top of an alligator with plant material on its head sits above the water in the freshwater marsh of Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on July 7, 2005. Original: IMG_1554.cr2

Published April 11, 2021
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, floating, Huntington Beach State Park, marsh, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, swimming

Logs in the Marsh

A close-up of the back scales of an American alligator as it floats in the freshwater marsh of Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on July 7, 2005. Original: IMG_1649.cr2

I found a log floating in a marsh in South Carolina with the most wondrous patterns and textures. I don’t know what kind of tree it came from but I’d guess its bite is worse than its bark.

Published September 13, 2020
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, floating, Huntington Beach State Park, marsh, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, swimming

Change of Plans

Only the head of an alligator sits above the water of the marsh at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on July 7, 2005. Original: IMG_1695.cr2

On a summer morning what could be more refreshing than a quick swim in the … you know on second thought I think I’ll take a walk instead.

Published September 12, 2020
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, Huntington Beach State Park, marsh, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, swimming

Three’s a Crowd

Early in the morning a snowy egret, wood stork, and American alligator search for food in the freshwater marsh of Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on July 6, 2005. Original: IMG_1126.cr2

As the early light falls on the freshwater marsh at Huntington Beach State Park, predators of various shapes and sizes are already on the hunt for breakfast. Taken in the summer of 2005.

Published September 4, 2020
Categorized as Birds, Reptiles Tagged American alligator, Huntington Beach State Park, marsh, Murrells Inlet, snowy egret, South Carolina, water, wood stork

When You’re Happy in Your Own Skin

An alligator seems to be smiling with its head raised on a small island in the freshwater lagoon of Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina in July 2007

It probably won’t surprise you to know this one isn’t from a local hike in the desert, saw this lovely creature in the freshwater lagoon at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina in 2007.

Published December 13, 2019
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, resting, South Carolina

Food Goes Here

An American alligator yawns with its mouth wide open on a sunny day at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

An American alligator yawns with its mouth wide open, I presume to left off heat, on a sunny day at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina in July 2007.

Published September 13, 2018
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, yawning

A Swim at Sunrise

An alligator swims as the sun rises above Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina

An alligator swims as the sun rises above Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina. I haven’t had the chance to test out the pool at our rental house since I started work right away but perhaps this weekend I’ll give it a go (but not at sunrise).

Published April 4, 2018
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, reptile, South Carolina, swimming

Lurking

An American alligator lurks below the surface of the water with only its eyes and nostrils poking above the freshwater lagoon at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina

Looking forward to the various reptiles that await in Arizona but disappointed this won’t be one of them.

Published March 22, 2018
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, swimming

(Almost) Still Waters

An alligator swims with only its head above water in the low light after sunset

The sun had set and it was getting dark, so I started to put my camera away but paused when I noticed the waters of the freshwater lagoon weren’t as quiet as they first appeared. This environmental portrait of an alligator swimming with only its head above water is one of my favorites of these magnificent creatures.

Published September 17, 2017
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, swimming

Master of Disguise

An American alligator with plants on its head is nearly hidden in the swamp in Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on July 7, 2005. Original: IMG_1532.cr2

Already masters of hiding in the swamp, this alligator went the extra mile by covering its head in plants. Either that or it’s the worst toupee I’ve ever seen.

Published September 13, 2017
Categorized as Reptiles Tagged American alligator, floating, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, swimming

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