Ailsa’s Travel Theme ‘Gleaming’, reminded me of this image shot in Costa Rica as we boated down the river one sunny afternoon. Mr. Cayman looked to be swimming in molten gold. I couldn’t quite reach out and touch him, but not far off.
Here are a few baby alligators I saw at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands just down the road here. I did polish them up just a bit to make them ‘gleam for the theme’, but I’m sure their Mom would still recognise them.
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Gleaming alligators are just perfect though they look scary.
Glad you liked to see them, Indira. I guess they are quite scary close to. 🙂
Mr Cayman even has a gleam in his eye. 😉
He certainly has…..a very worrying gleam. 😕
We just went to Costa Rica on our 50th anniversary cruise in May. We traveled through the Panama Canal up to South America ending in San Francisco. It was 18 days. We took a tour of the rainforest in CR and later went to see the crocodiles and capuchin monkey’s. I think I remember this big guy. They looked very dry compared to your luscious photo. A nice showcase of gleaming in this photo, Sylvia. 🐊
Thanks so much, Issy. I love the word “luscious” for Mr. Cayman. 🙂
Love that ‘golden gator’!
Thank you. He did turn out well. 🙂
lovely gleaming images, Sylvia! the baby alligators look like giant tadpoles 🙂
Thanks, Lola. Yes, they really do. 🙂
He’s certainly got his beady, gleaming eye on you Sylvia.
Haha Yes he has, and that one tooth is gleaming too. 🙂
Just biding his time Sylvia!!!
Well captured, Sylvia. Gliding and gleaming. Really like what you did with the second shot. 🐊
Thanks so much, Lynne. 🙂
Never thought I would see a gleaming alligator- beautiful!
Thanks so much, Lisa. Glad you enjoyed. 🙂
Superb captures there, Sylvia. I love the contrast in colours between the two gleaming images 🙂
Thanks so much, Sarah. 🙂
wow, really nice shots, i am liking that travel them too :)!!
Thanks so much, Kathy. As soon as I saw the travel theme, I remembered these two photos. 🙂
Perfect!!!!
Wow! Those pics are gorgeous. I also like the tones leaning towards gold and silver. Really stunning:)
Thanks so much, Cocoa. Glad you enjoyed. 🙂
Creepy yet golden 😀 Amazing shots ! How far were they from you ?
Thanks, Ady. The Cayman was about 15 feet away, and the baby alligators were about 6 feet below a boardwalk I was standing on.
Alligators are one of the few animals that really creep me out; same category as snakes…You did get some very amazing photos
Thanks, Charlie. They are very weird looking creatures, but so fascinating. 🙂
Oh, your polishing is wonderful! Like these alot!
Thanks so much, Torrie. 🙂
Oh those babies are something else. I’ve never seen that before!
Yes, they were so ‘sweet’, but this was last year, so perhaps they’re not quite as sweet any more. 😕
He commands respect! What a great shot, Sylvia. The babies are cute when they’re that little 🙂
Thanks so much, Helen. Yes he was quite the ‘Cay-Man’. 🙂
Cute babies!
Hahaha. Bet they’re not as cute a year on. 🙂
And bet they’d take a chomp out of us even now when they look so cute.
I wouldn’t take a chance. 😕
Both are great pictures!! They are like warm and cold together. I am sure they do not mind you help make them look good 🙂
Thanks, YC. Glad you enjoyed these. I think I did them proud. 🙂
Excellent shots, the second one looks like they are taking a milk bath.. 🙂
Like Cleopatra used to, 😀
Awesome shots.
Thanks, Nancy. 🙂
the little ones look like giant tadpoles from this angle.
Exactly what I thought when I saw them there. 🙂
Cool captured – you almost make it smile… 😀
Excellent photo… 🙂
Thanks so much, Drake. He does look quite happy. 🙂
oooo kyk net daai tand! Hy gaan nie met hom laat speel nie – of is dit ‘n sy? Hoe weet mens?
Hahaha. Yes, his tooth also made me smile, Tina. I didn’t think it wise to investigate to see if it was a he or a she. 😀
Great images!
Thanks so much. 🙂
Wow, amazing light on the first shot!
Thanks, Gilly. I was amazed when I saw the golden photo. 🙂
Fantastic!
Thank you. 🙂
Great photo of the aligator.
Thanks, Marylou. 🙂
Hi, my wife and I spent some time near Puntarenas on the Tárcoles River. Wildlife abounds!
Thanks for your comment, John. We loved our Costa Rica trip. So much to see there.