Hungry Jaguar

Jaguars eat turtles and try to kill their prey by literally biting through their skulls . . .

I doubt it was alive by the time it started doggy-paddling back. I can't tell for sure, but it looks like it may have something wrong with it's right-eye too.

Definitely a hardcore creature.
 
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dstppy said:
I stay a healthy distance away from both crocodilians and big cats . . . and by safely away, I mean I wouldn't get close enough to use an 800mm in the wild ;D
LOL - I must have things backwards - here's an 11 foot alligator with my 24-70mm:
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and a little cat with my 400mm:
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Maybe someday I'll be fortunate enough to capture amazing photos like the ones in the OP!
 
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mackguyver said:
dstppy said:
I stay a healthy distance away from both crocodilians and big cats . . . and by safely away, I mean I wouldn't get close enough to use an 800mm in the wild ;D
LOL - I must have things backwards - here's an 11 foot alligator with my 24-70mm:

and a little cat with my 400mm:

Maybe someday I'll be fortunate enough to capture amazing photos like the ones in the OP!

Don't get me wrong, in my youth, if there was a show like GatorBoys on TV, I so woulda dropped out of college to go catch wild gators with my hands.

I have a kid now, so if there's something dangerous around, I'll be keeping my eyes on it (and any more that might sneak up on me) vs. looking through the viewfinder.

BTW, did you see the guy with the 7D when Paul got bit in the head by an Alligator? ;D
 
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mackguyver said:
dstppy said:
I stay a healthy distance away from both crocodilians and big cats . . . and by safely away, I mean I wouldn't get close enough to use an 800mm in the wild ;D
LOL - I must have things backwards - here's an 11 foot alligator with my 24-70mm:
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and a little cat with my 400mm:
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Maybe someday I'll be fortunate enough to capture amazing photos like the ones in the OP!


LOL...i hear that as long as you stay to their side you're pretty safe...but next time try using an 8-15mm fisheye and get closer!!
 
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dstppy said:
Don't get me wrong, in my youth, if there was a show like GatorBoys on TV, I so woulda dropped out of college to go catch wild gators with my hands.

I have a kid now, so if there's something dangerous around, I'll be keeping my eyes on it (and any more that might sneak up on me) vs. looking through the viewfinder.

BTW, did you see the guy with the 7D when Paul got bit in the head by an Alligator? ;D
Yes, that was interesting to see the guy with the 7D, and quite alarming to see the gator chomp down on Paul's head. And he just laughs it off...My rule is NOT to swim in any un-chlorinated body of fresh water in Florida, personally. On land you have a chance, but in the water, unless you're Paul, you're screwed.

Northstar said:
LOL...i hear that as long as you stay to their side you're pretty safe...but next time try using an 8-15mm fisheye and get closer!!
I've never heard that one, but the last one I shot let me know he didn't like me being too close by letting out a loud hiss when I got about 20 feet away (see below):

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He was a little guy - about 6-7 feet, which are by far the most dangerous because they are really fast and more than powerful enough to take off limbs, or otherwise maim and kill you. The big guys like the one in my post above are slower and don't consider you a threat. Here's the biggest one I've seen - the rangers say he's 14 feet long - and yes, that's a little 6-8 foot female next to him!

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Northstar said:
mackguyver said:
dstppy said:
I stay a healthy distance away from both crocodilians and big cats . . . and by safely away, I mean I wouldn't get close enough to use an 800mm in the wild ;D
LOL - I must have things backwards - here's an 11 foot alligator with my 24-70mm:

and a little cat with my 400mm:


Maybe someday I'll be fortunate enough to capture amazing photos like the ones in the OP!


LOL...i hear that as long as you stay to their side you're pretty safe...but next time try using an 8-15mm fisheye and get closer!!
Better yet, 100L with macro rings ;)

Fantastic pictures on this thread! Luckily the only Gators near where I live are in the zoo.
 
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rpt said:
Northstar said:
mackguyver said:
dstppy said:
I stay a healthy distance away from both crocodilians and big cats . . . and by safely away, I mean I wouldn't get close enough to use an 800mm in the wild ;D
LOL - I must have things backwards - here's an 11 foot alligator with my 24-70mm:

and a little cat with my 400mm:


Maybe someday I'll be fortunate enough to capture amazing photos like the ones in the OP!


LOL...i hear that as long as you stay to their side you're pretty safe...but next time try using an 8-15mm fisheye and get closer!!
Better yet, 100L with macro rings ;)

Fantastic pictures on this thread! Luckily the only Gators near where I live are in the zoo.
Thanks, and yes, I've been thinking my 180mm macro is too long, maybe the 50mm macro with life size converter over even the 65mm 1-5x macro might be better for the dangerous critters. I could check for tartar on the alligator's gums ;)
 
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