Wildlife: American Alligator, 1 by Thaumaturgist

Thaumaturgist wrote:
Those 2 beady eyes...........
This is the standard posture of an Alligator in the water. In an incredible act of balance and buoyancy, an Alligator allows only the 2 eyes to be barely visible while waiting for prey.
This one is in a drainage ditch inside the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Picture was taken by standing on top of the culvert almost right above the Alligator's head, a mere 4 ft away on a May afternoon. Note the little Minnows hanging around the Alligator's mouth for scrap food.