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Richard Dashnau

1 of 3 07/17/2022 BBSP Lost water from Pilant Lake starting May. Most of the animals in the shallows were eaten June , but gators still still tried in July. Those dimples on the water aren't raindrops, but the heads of tadpoles. This gator was moving forward & waving its front legs, herding prey ahead of it, then twisting jaws sideways to catch. Most of the images shown below are frames from this video: rickubis.com/rick/gatorseine07

An alligator is in shallow water facing left. Its back and head are exposed. There are rows of bumps showing on the alligator's back. There is turbulence in the water on its left side near its head; caused by movement of its left foreleg. 1 in a series of 9 showing an alligator herding prey with its forelegs.
An alligator is in shallow water facing left. Its back and head are exposed. There are rows of bumps showing on the alligator's back. There is water splashing up near its left side, near its head; caused by movement of its left foreleg. 2 in a series of 9 showing an alligator herding prey with its forelegs
An alligator is in shallow water facing left. Its back and head are exposed. There are rows of bumps showing on the alligator's back. Its front left foot is exposed;and is moving the water near the left side of its head. 3 in a series of 9 showing an alligator herding prey with its forelegs.
An alligator is in shallow water facing left. Its back and head are exposed. There are rows of bumps showing on the alligator's back. It's head and body have twisted sideways towards the camera so that half the alligator's head is exposed so we are looking at it from the top. 4 in a series of 8 showing an alligator herding prey with its forelegs.
Richard Dashnau

2 of 3 Another, alligator was using the same technique and moving towards this one. Both of them were waving their forelegs and twisting to catch prey. This is a variation of the "seining" behavior I've described in detail on this page: rickubis.com/rick/gatr4i.html
I was mildly surprised to see the larger gator turn away. The large one kept moving into the very soft muck. Those channels weren't eroded by running water; probably made by gators as they pushed through the mud.

2 alligators are in shallow water. One is facing left. Its back and head are exposed and one toe of its right foot is showing out of the water behind the gator. The other gator also shows back and head and is facing the camera and the first gator. Toes from its right foot poke up out of the water. 5 in a series of 8 showing an alligator herding prey with its forelegs.
2 alligators are in shallow water. One is facing left. Its back and head are exposed and one toe of its right foot is showing out of the water behind the gator. The other gator also shows back and head and is facing the camera and the first gator. Toes from its left foot poke up out of the water. 6 in a series of 8 showing 2 alligators herding prey with their forelegs.
2 alligators are in shallow water. One is facing left. Its back and head are exposed The other gator also shows back and head and is facing the camera and the first gator. The second gator has twisted its head so the side of its head and open jaws show at the water's surface. 7 in a series of 9 showing 2 alligators herding prey with their forelegs.
2 alligators are in shallow water. One is facing left. Its back and head are exposed and one toe of its right foot is splashing out of the water behin the gator. The other gator also shows back and head and is turning away from the first gator. 8 in a series of 9 showing 2 alligators herding prey with their forelegs.
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Richard Dashnau

3 of 3 Gators followed paths made by other gators, deepening the trails. The water flowing in the active channel was being moved by the passage of the alligator.
This alligator turned and moved up to the edge of the trail then crossed the trail into Pilant Slough. During gator high walk, the back is given rigidity byrows of osteoderms under the skin.
More pictures here: rickubis.com/rick/gatr4j.html

2 alligators are in shallow water. One was facing left but is in mid-turn to the right, so its body is bent with tail and head facing right. Its back and head are exposed. The other gator also shows its back , its head is out of the frame. Both alligators had turned away from each other. 9 in a series of 9 showing 2 alligators herding prey with their forelegs.
An expanse of mud, criscrossed with trails and channels filled with water. A large alligator is moving in one of the channels from left to right. It is lying in mud so only the top half of its body(including tail) is exposed. This is 10th image after a series of 9 showing alligators herding prey. The alligator had given up on prey and moved onto the mud.
Oblique view of the edge of a trail. The trail's surface is wet dirt and stone. A thick mat of plants edges the trail, from center of the image, and extending to the left. The snout and lower jaw of an open alligator's mouth is poking out of the plants. The plants obscure the alligator except for a bit of the top of the head, and the end of the exposed open jaws. This is 11th image after a series of 9 showing alligators herding prey. The alligator had moved out of the mud and to the edge of a trail.
View of a park trail that is surfaced with pale brown crushed rock and bounded by dirt and stone. The view is at a shallow angle, facing down the trail. A large alligator is crossing the trial from left to right, fairly close to the camera. The pale brown area of the trail is about 10 feet wide at this point. This is 12th image after a series of 9 showing alligators herding prey. The alligator had moved out of cover and crossed the trail.
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