Cool photo. An image that demonstrates one of the nice things about living
in Indiana. No alligators!
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On 4/1/15, 8:51 PM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>We have a small pond behind our house which, due to the construction of
>other new houses around it is pretty muddy. I had considered it likely
>devoid of much life... until the weather started warming up. Peepers
>had been peeping for months but when the temperature rose last week, as
>the night fell, the little guys were joined by a chorus of bull frogs
>from the pond and followed by daytime visits of geese, ducks, herons
>large and small and even a stork.
>
>Yesterday I spotted a familiar dark object laying low on the water and
>another resting on the bank at the end of the pond. Further
>investigation led me to go grab the E-M1 outfitted with the 75-300 and a
>monopod.
>
>This is what I finally shot from about 10 feet at 300mm. He wouldn't
>let me get any closer than that. He looks large but he's only about 4
>feet long. You can tell he's young from the yellowish marks on his skin.
> He'll be all black as he get older. His buddy was playing shy
>somewhere and I estimate him at about 5 feet.
><http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16857>
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>This little guy demonstrated some interesting behavior. At first he
>skedaddled when I got about 30 feet away. But he didn't go very far. I
>approached him again and got to within about 20 feet. That time he made
>himself scarce for a while. I walked to the other end of the pond and
>started looking for the other one. Then I got distracted wondering if
>there might be any snakes in a large pile of (warm) stones designed as a
>spillway should the pond overflow. After a short time I looked up and
>saw the little guy swimming directly at me from some distance away and
>he then made a 90 degree turn and approached the bank of the pond that's
>near my house. I slowly worked my way over there stopping every now and
>then to take an ever closer shot. I finally got the one at the link
>from about 10 feet away. When I tried to get even closer still he
>decided the game was over and dove under and away as fast as his tail
>would take him.
>
>I saw him and his buddy both again today but didn't have time to go
>check them out. I hope to play the game again soon to see how close
>he'll let me approach.
>
>There are also lots of turtles in the 8-12" diameter range. They like
>to sun themselves on a small concrete culvert that empties into the
>pond. They're much more afraid of me than the gators are. The turtles
>skedaddle as soon as they spot me moving toward them. It's been hard to
>get a good closeup shot even at 600mm equivalent.
>
>Chuck Norcutt
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