Brazos Bend: Nothing But Gators

I intended to visit Brazos Bend State Park to take some pictures of the birds and wildlife.  Little did I know the place would be full of American Alligators.

I started off seeing some gators swimming through the water.

The gator below seemed content to warm up while in the water.

Then as I’m walking around 40 Acre Lake, I saw the biggest gator in the park.  I wonder how old this gator is?

Walking around the corner I come upon yet another gator.  This one was resting on a log in the water.

Up until now, most of the gators were either in the water or a fair distance away.  Not so with this next gator.  He was only a few feet off the walking trail.

So much for the gators well off the trail.  This gator was laying on the grass and was absolutely huge!

It’s over now.  Every gator was sleeping on the grass right next to the walking trails.

I was reasonably comfortable walking on the trails despite the close proximity of the gators.  Not so with this guy.  All of the other gators had their head down and their eyes closed.  There was also a few feet between the gator and the trail.  This guy was head up, eyes open, and right next to the trail.  I was worried he was going to charge after me.  Thankfully he didn’t.

Last, but not least there was this big guy.

All in all it was a pretty good day.  I wish I would have seen more birds, but seeing so many gators was refreshing and new.

Related posts:

1. Brazos Bend State Park Field Trip
2. Brazos Bend State Park Fieldtrip: Final Three
3. Brazos Bend State Park Fieldtrip: More Birds
4. Brazos Bend State Park Field Observations
5. Big Ass Gator At Sheldon Reservoir