There was so much to see at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center. This critter was a bit of a surprise! For more great critters pop on over to Saturdays Critters.
Yes, a small alligator.
This Green Heron was sharing the waters with the alligator.
Green Heron
Are you looking at me?
Green Heron
And one last critter:
Red Eared Slider
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Great shots. I had not seen green heron before.
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Nor had I, Rajesh. It was much smaller than the other herons.
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Such great shots, Janice!! I have not seen any of these in real life…beautiful!!
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Had never seen the green heron before. The sliders are common. Only seen the gators in captivity.
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I would be frightened with the gators though
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The would had to have jumped about 4 feet plus over a railing to get to us. You would have been safe.
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Well that’s good to know
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Hope they were allowed to stay alive!! Happy St Valentine’s Day and have a lovely weekend.
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Most definitely. The center was hoping to get a couple more of them. Happy St. Valentine’s Day to you, also.
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Cool shots of the gator.. And I love the Green Heron. I hope he was safe near that gator. Cute turtle.. Wonderful post! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy Valentine’s Day weekend!
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It was a smallish gator probably only about 4 feet or so. I had to assume it was not hungry or the green heron would have been a snack. Happy Valentine’s to you, also.
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Love the shot of the green heron – have never seen one. Not so the alligators – we get very large crocs in the NT and they are so scary.
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The herons have such great facial features and of course the lovely plumage. Not a fan of gators or crocs. Only at a distance, thanks!
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Marvelous photos! Your alligator looks like a formidable creature and your heron is a real beauty. Mustn’t forget to mention the turtle. I always love to see them.
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Thanks, Denise. The gator was small and seemed content to just lie still. It was a somewhat chilly morning to that may be the reason for the sluggish activity. The birding center was filled with great creatures.
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the green heron made me laugh! all great critters!
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I just adore the heron faces! Such character.
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Great critters! The heron looks kind of annoyed.
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Yes, it does. I absolutely love the features of the herons.
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Ooh, alligators. Where I used to live there was a little creek by the park. We would sometimes see gators there. And when I was at Disney World back in November, one night the boat we were riding stopped for a few minutes. When that happened I heard some child behind me say she thought they stopped the boat because there was an alligator in the way and it had to cross safely in front of us. Lol!
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Not a huge fan of the gators …. and snakes …. Boats and Disney World are good!
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What wonderful critters for today’s post! Love the alligator, the heron and the turtle! Great photos!
I’m surprised no one else told you this so you could go back and fix it. We all get flying fingers when we’re typing and typos do get through….but I thought you might like to know that you told us all to “poop” on over to Saturday’s Critters. 🙂
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Oops. Thanks!
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