Groupie Gator
by Bill Chambers
Title
Groupie Gator
Artist
Bill Chambers
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Art
Description
A sad image of a future problem. This small gator is a beautiful specimen but it faces a very uncertain future. Even at this young age, this little gator has already become habituated to humans. When I walked down to the water’s edge, it was about 50-60 feet away from me, but as I waited for sunset it slowly began to come closer, indicating that someone has probably been giving it handouts which, in Florida, is illegal. It finally ended up about 8-10 feet away. At its current size that presented no danger at all, but it will continue to grow and may become more insistent over time. Feeding them may seem cute when a gator is small but it won’t be so cute after that gator grows larger and becomes a nuisance gator and has to be removed and killed. Please do not feed ANY wild animal. You are not doing it any favors. Allow them to remain wild and unharmed.
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August 20th, 2021
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Angelo Marcialis
Congratulations, your Fine Art Photograph is a FEATURED IMAGE this week on the Home Page of the FAA Group; ‘The Magic Hour Of Blue And Gold Photography’. To ensure that your feature is archived properly, I invite you to post your photograph in the group's “Featured Photographs And Thank You Thread #10- August/2021”, and to create your own ‘Thank You For the Feature’ promotional thread.
Jordan Hill
Congratulations your photograph has been featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' You are invited to post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive.
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