Louisiana Yarddog

Artist: KSkinner
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Louisiana Yarddog

Alligator sunning on a cypress stump in the swamp.
Shot from my pirogue – Nikon D1X – Nikon Nikkor 70 – 300mm

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photosbylefty

I’m staying out of the yard!! great shot Kevin
photosbylefty

Sorry, I meant Keith!!
KSkinner

Thanks for the comment John…
I paddle in many very remote locations, many times places that have had no human contact in many years – the animals are not as spooked and it makes for great wildlife shots. I’ve played tag for hours with alligators in the boat, you do not want to venture too close during the time the female is tending her nest – about the only time one will attack a person.
Angie Seiffert

the babies make funny sounds… we ran a boat ashore into a nest by mistake a long time ago.. and we ran the heck out of there when we heard the babies.. wonderful shot. good luck in the challenge
KSkinner replied

Thanks Angie. I spend a lot of time in the swamps paddling my handmade pirogue & encounter these very misunderstood creatures all the time.
This was shot just south of New Orleans off Jean Lafitte Island.

I have a shot of a group of babies I manage to capture at Lake Martin last year in my portfolio here on RB.
midzing

great shot,,,, well done
KSkinner replied

Thanks midzing
talindsey

very nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KSkinner replied

Thanks talindsey
J. D. Adsit

I would have loved to see this :)
KSkinner replied

I can’t be 100% certain – but I go to this area a lot and have for several years, I am almost sure this is the same alligator I have watched for quite sometime.
They have habits just like every other living thing, this guy likes to play tag with me. I can paddle to get closer and he swims away, not fast or alarmed. Then he will turn and watch me as if to say “what are you waiting for” and again I will paddle closer and he will swim away. We play this game for hours sometimes.
jim1307

Great shot, makes me want to abstain from shouting “walkies” :))))))))))))
KSkinner replied

Thanks Jim
Karen Moore

I love this shot ! I too spend many hours in my gahnew (not sure of the spelling) I live in Florida and theres a place called Fisheating Creek , and many times I have been so far back not a person for miles and miles. This is a great shot, I miss more then I get to shoot, I think its the motor that scares them. It’s only a 25 horse but its enough to scare them back into the water. I am always trying for a shot like this. Great one !!!!
KSkinner replied

I don’t use an outboard motor when I shoot in the swamps. It seems the vibration of the motor, can be picked up by every living creature!
I paddle for the most part – I have an electric trolling motor and a deep cycle marine battery on my pirogue but use it very little – I mainly use the battery to recharge any batteries (laptop, cellphone, camera, GPS) on extended trips.
Nature's Realm

Great capture! – Dennis
KSkinner replied

Thanks Dennis
Gracey

That’s a marvelous shot – interesting monotones here, but the detail is wonderful.
KSkinner replied

Thanks Gracey. It was late in the evening and I really was hesitant to use a flash for fear he would slide off into the water. I had very little time to get these shots as it was getting dusk dark and I still had about a two mile paddle through the swamp to the camp.
Ginger Barritt

WowWow….Wonderful image…
KSkinner replied

Thanks Ginger
SaRaHKnOwDoG

Lookin frEEkin GooD !!!! I guess if i was hungry enough and he was not eatin me i could eat him ?? !
Rebecca MacNau...

Keith, Wow. You take me home. And I DO thank you for it.
KSkinner replied

Home is where you roam anymore…. Thanks for the comment – how have ya been?
whalegeek

I like this! Perfect title, too.
KSkinner replied

Thanks whalegeek
Jan Piller

Your work is really goooood!
KSkinner replied

Thanks Jan – I try hard!
Emmahleee

Wow this is fantastic