Alligators in Canal

Alligator Morning

Alligators were on the move early on this morning despite the morning heat. This water is a canal around an old rice field that sits at the edge of the South Santee River.

Alligator
Alligator

I intended to walk the dike but it wasn’t mowed so that was a non-starter with the tall grass harboring a gazillion mosquitoes and likely a few more Alligators. I plan to go back later in the fall or winter for another look.

Alligators in Canal
Alligators in Canal

Rice Field, Santee Coastal Reserve, SC
August 26, 2021

5 thoughts on “Alligator Morning”

    1. Thanks, Alice! No amount of spray will help you when they are like that. I’ve seen some folks go out with mosquito hats with nets, I don’t need to be out there if it is that bad!

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