Here’s a shot from tonight along the park road about halfway down to Flamingo. As I walked out into the water to shoot this, I noticed the tell tale signs though the sawgrass that alligators have been here. Sure enough, I got about 5 feet into the sawgrass and there was lots of splashing about 40 feet away of a startled alligator. This guy wasn’t like the sedate alligators at the Anhinga Trail, he took off in a flash throwing up lots of water in the process. All the wild alligators not accustomed to humans are generally terrified of humans and leave the scene as soon as they hear you coming. I trusted that he was clear of the area and I was right, I never saw another sign of him, but as I stood in ankle deep water for about an hour waiting for the clouds and sunlight to cooperate with my composition I kept a close eye out. It does make the time go by faster.
