BEau Bellowing
HE FINALLY DID IT!
After knowing this gator for nearly 13 years and hoping every Spring that I’d get the chance to see Beau (AKA Popeye) bellow, he finally did it on May 4th. To say that I was completely overcome with joy is putting it mildly! Sometimes you just have to be in the right place at the right time and that was definitely our time. We were prepared and ready to roll the video on a moment’s notice and he did not let us down. I was thrilled to have my fellow gator whisperer and one of Alligator Alliance’s newest members by my side, Kathy Sykes. Hazel Mae (our official mascot) was safely in the back seat of the truck. We held our breath and stood by quietly as Beau locked eyes with JC and started bellowing for his girlfriend Olive Oil. If you listen all the way to the end of the video you will hear Kathy and I laughing in pure joy and you will hear me saying that my bucket list is complete! Even though this video is less than a minute long it is truly the best wildlife moment that I have ever witnessed!
Video by Kathy Sykes
"Love Is In The Air"
Popeye (aka Beau) and Olive Oil
This "Beau"tiful shot was captured by Kathy Sykes.
Such amazing pictures!
Such amazing pictures!
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update on ozzy
Kathy keeps a check on our newest gator. She was on patrol the other day and this little gator showed that they can be protective of their territory! The video that Kathy captured displays one of the behavior's that we can watch for when coexisting with our wild neighbors.
Just when we think Kathy Sykes couldn't take a better picture, she literally pulls one out of the clouds!
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I'm Always on the Lookout for My Gators . Sometimes they appear in the Skies rather than the Waters ... Oh Happy Day!
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