Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.
Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

American Alligator

(Alligator mississippiensis)

Description:

Between the eyes and the nose looked to be12 inches, which (I’m told) means this was a 12 foot alligator.I drove this Wednesday to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, but found its gates locked, so as a consolation prize, I continued to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, where I found birds that hadn’t left Texas yet for the winter.

Date Taken: 2021:03:10 11:41

Location:

San Bernard NWR
Brazoria, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

File Name: AmericanAlligator_D5X1735-SanBernard_NWR

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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