Nature pictures of the summer 2010

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Baby Gator Catches Bug

by Philip Lanoue

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I was watching this baby Alligator (approx 14" long) learning to be a big gator in the swamp marsh. It tried to catch a small frog but could not get that. Then suddenly it came up with a cicada insect which mad a nice snack.

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	Canon 300 4 L with 1.4 extender
Submitted:	Tuesday, 10th August, 2010 21:16 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 7th August, 2010
Focal length:	420 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1600 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	400
Notes:	Image taken as jpeg with minimal post processing.
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