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Originally Posted by scottz
Of course, got pics?
Great pictures of the birds; thanks for sharing.
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Gators ~~ Gators move in search of a mate or food. Often they move on a wet, warm night and stay a while. Last summer a neighbor called wildlife about "a big gator" near her patio. Two officers arrived and did not see the gator. A pebble was tossed in the pond and a 4 1/2' male arrived quickly. That indicated the woman was feeding them, which is illegal in NC. He told her he would arrest her if it continued. While all this was going on the 6 1/2' momma and 14 babies were 45 yards away watching. NC wildlife moves gators under 6' far away and larger ones are euthanized, mostly to protect the officers removing them. Some civilians are licensed to remove them as well. On one of the thumb drives I have some pictures. When I get home I'll try to locate them. At times there will be 1 or 2 gators in the pond and at other times none. There is a female mallard we call hoppy. A gator saw her as lunch one day ~~ got her by the leg, she got away and does fine on 1 leg. Easy to know when gators are there as the ducks spend little time on the water, a lot more time when there are none here.
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