A Mighty Big Phinizy Swamp Gator
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Richmond County, Georgia USA
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 104607103 - American Alligator; Phinizy Swamp, Richmond County, Georgia. January 1, 2022.
Right through the center of the Phinizy Swamp wetlands runs the distribution canal for the treated wastewater. This is typically a good place to get some close-up alligator action. There is a chain link fence running both edges of the canal - I guess to keep people from falling in - but the large gaps underneath allow the gators to come and go.
While walking Phinizy Swamp on New Year's Day, I spotted a mighty big one on the opposite bank. Being a warm January day, with a previous week of cooler temps, this giant was enjoying the sun. I looped the southern end of the fenced canal and came up to where it lay basking in all glory.
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 104607103 - American Alligator; Phinizy Swamp, Richmond County, Georgia. January 1, 2022.
It kept its eye on me as I kept my eye on it. The gaps in the fence didn't offer much protection, but did allow some great close-up detail photographs of the large, white teeth, integumentary sense organs, vertically elliptical pupil, and panoply of armor - its scales, scutes and osteoderms. I have seen and photographed nearly 1,000 alligators, but they never fail to impress and captivate my attention.
New Year's Day at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park; Richmond County, Georgia
- Clouds and sun, with a high near 81; wind gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Sunrise 7:32 am; Sunset 5:31 pm
- Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 59 minutes (+31s)
- Moon: 1.8% Waning Crescen
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