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Re: [OM] Our own little gator

Subject: Re: [OM] Our own little gator
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 09:35:48 -0500
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:51 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

>
> 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>
>
>
Nice. I've had friends in the past with pet gators (they were
herpetologists and knew what they were doing). And we've got several
turtles - ours aren't skittish since they've known us since hatching, but
you're right - wild ones have unreal senses and will usually jump in the
water when you're 13 miles away...

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Paul Braun WD9GCO
Certified Music Junkie

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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