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Shot this today in St. Augustine. Other than tagging it, it's SOOC. Actually was out shooting baby Egrets, but couldn't pass this dude up.

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Old 04-14-2008, 09:03 PM
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All I can say is... creepy.
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Great shot! Those eyes are Crazy!
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:45 PM
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Amazing... I've never seen one of these...
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:46 PM
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WHOA!! *Shudder* creepy! But am glad you didn't pass up the shot! Great shot!
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Old 04-14-2008, 10:01 PM
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Nice shot!! That is so cool and yet creepy at the same time!! I am very happy that you took this shot too. Thanks for sharing!!
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Old 04-14-2008, 10:09 PM
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Scary looking but great shot.
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What an unusual find -- he doesn't even look real!

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That IS scary. How close were you?

Nice picture.
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Albino and Leucistic Alligators are cool but don't survive in the wild.....this must have been in captivity?
If not its alot rarer to see than you might think.......very very very low percentage survive even though many come out albino. leucistic are very rare less than 1% of those and most will not survive in the wild. Often the mother themselves killing them.
I see you were at 420mm so well out of snapping range....Great catch. Did you take any more of this guy?
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