Alligators and the black squirrel

This afternoon Joyce and I took a ride in a golf cart to the 11th hole on the North course here at Moss Creek and counted 11 baby alligators in a ditch nearby. The momma and the papa were nowhere in sight. These babies, currently about 30" long,  will - if they live - grow to about five feet in length. At that time Moss Creek management will have to decide what to do with them.
One day this past week some of these gators were on the fairway as golfers played through.  These are the first gators I have seen since moving to Moss Creek in March 2013, although friends have reported many earlier sightings. These two are the cover picture on my album.

 On the way home we stopped to look for a larger gator but he would not surface. It was quite hot and probably he stayed under water to keep cool. As we were about to get into the cart we saw this black squirrel.  These are uncommon in this area. At one point I took a head on camera shot and said "turn for your profile." We laughed as he did exactly that. I do not pretend to converse with squirrels.

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