@pattygilmour All joking aside, I did see an alligator attack out there one night. Not on a human, but another alligator. One swam too close to another, then a HUGE set of jaws of one SLAMMED shut on the other in what looked like an explosion of teeth, tails, claws, and flying water. It was a FRIGHTENING display of raw, animal, aggressive power and EXTREME violence. When it was over, only one alligator was left, his eyes glowing red in the light. True story.
@pattygilmour Did you notice the alligator at the beginning? He ate all the vampires and shape shifters one night as the owls, perched high in the moss draped cypress trees with the full moon rising, looked on. It was "True Blood" alright. Ha Ha!
@swanson6666 Sometimes I do some fishing from the crabbing pier at Avery Island. Being a coastal area, it's somewhat salty water, with lots of crabs. Alligators eat crabs, so there'e lots of them as well. Nearly every time I go I see at least one or two young ones about four feet long. Yesterday, I saw a "grown up" there that went about eight feet. He let out a BIG, DEEP, BELLOWING GROWL that said "Ladies, I'm here. Dudes, I've got a big can of whoop ass to open, so watch out!". It was SO COOL!
@yOurbrainisbrOken Thanks! Glad you liked it. I have to say, life is still "life" here like any place else. Work, bills, errands, etc. However, we do have lots of wildlife, and great places to enjoy the outdoors. I was fishing from a dock a few days ago, and had a six or seven foot alligator swim up to me and just hang out there less than ten feet away for about an hour. No fish, but I had a little "friend". That was at Avery Island where Tabasco is made, about 10 minutes from where I live.
@ridgerunner721601 No, but not far from it. It's from a spot about 15 minutes east of where I live in New Iberia, at the western edge of the swamp surrounding Lake Fausse Pointe, which is just across the protection levee from the Atchafalaya Basin. This is from about 4 miles west of Lake Fausse Pointe State Park at the edge of the swamp that surrounds the lake itself. Technically, it's outside the Basin, but before the levees were built it used to be all one continuous swamp with the Basin.
@Stingray8854 Good to chat with somebody from your area Sting. You're not too far from Broussard. Have you been to the zoo over there? Just the other day I was talking to my neighbor and he was saying if you get a chance go to the zoo in Broussard, just outside Lafayette. It's really set up nice. I'm in Lake Charles, so it's not a far drive at all. I might take my kids there one weekend when it starts warming up some.
@ridgerunner721601 The trail camera pictures were taken in the woods I now hunt in Vermilion Parish, in a place called Big Woods Island. It's about 10 miles or so south of Abbeville.
@50procenta The first alligator is probably 10 feet long, judging from the size of the head. It's some distance away, maybe 75 yards. The second one is about maybe 5 feet long and much closer. Did you notice the raccoon hanging upside down from the feeder? I thought that was funny. He's determined to get the food (corn) out for himself and his friends.
@howielupus Thanks! It's two different cameras. The coons and coyote are on a Moultrie 4.0, and the other with the deer pics is a Wild Game Innovations 3.0 mp, a little $50.00 el-cheapo. I think the Moultrie sells for around $85.00. I got both from Wally-world.
@howielupus Make sure you watch with your sound turned up. I should have mentioned that, to hear all the sounds. All the owl hoots, squawks, and squeals, the frogs, crickets, etc. It's not on video, but at one point when we were watching the owl up close, my daughter said "we should ask him how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop" I thought that was hilarious! She's only 13 and knows that commercial.
Seems like the perfect area to camp out, hope you brought insect repellant. Great shots of the barred owls BTW, I know from experience it's very tricky to get that close to those owls. Thanks for posting
@backwoodsBrophil For some reason, the ones that we got close up were low to the ground, while the one high up in the trees was "skittish" of us and flew away. Go figure. As for camping, something off the ground would be wise. LOTS of cottonmouth snakes, and they're extremely aggressive and venomous. I killed one out there yesterday. Even after being shot he came after me trying to strike. Had to shoot him a second time. I don't kill harmless snakes, but cottonmouths, they're dangerous.
Thanks startazz. I get out among the wildlife sometimes. That's when I'm not doing some r/c flying. Maybe when I get a camera for my plane I'll get some aerial pics and video of the swamp. Sunrise over the cypress trees. Now that's an idea!
@crocodylus73 What, no answer? How does filming wildlife amount to being a pest?
Stingray8854 1 week ago
@crocodylus73 How is it you think we were being "pests", just out filming wildlife?
Stingray8854 2 weeks ago
@crocodylus How is it you think we were being "pests", just out filming wildlife?
Stingray8854 2 weeks ago
Owl was thinking " Damn, I have to get pest control out here--I've got humans"
crocodylus73 2 weeks ago
@pattygilmour All joking aside, I did see an alligator attack out there one night. Not on a human, but another alligator. One swam too close to another, then a HUGE set of jaws of one SLAMMED shut on the other in what looked like an explosion of teeth, tails, claws, and flying water. It was a FRIGHTENING display of raw, animal, aggressive power and EXTREME violence. When it was over, only one alligator was left, his eyes glowing red in the light. True story.
Stingray8854 6 months ago
@pattygilmour Did you notice the alligator at the beginning? He ate all the vampires and shape shifters one night as the owls, perched high in the moss draped cypress trees with the full moon rising, looked on. It was "True Blood" alright. Ha Ha!
Stingray8854 6 months ago
Why no vampires and shapeshifters!! I thought it'd be more like True Blood
pattygilmour 6 months ago
Thanks for the videos. I'm really enjoying them. I checked out some of the
Avery Island videos and it's just as you described it, beautiful and scenic.
It seems that Tabasco sauce is on people's tables all around the world.
Louisiana has such an interesting history, especially the history of Cajuns.
swanson6666 9 months ago
@swanson6666 Sometimes I do some fishing from the crabbing pier at Avery Island. Being a coastal area, it's somewhat salty water, with lots of crabs. Alligators eat crabs, so there'e lots of them as well. Nearly every time I go I see at least one or two young ones about four feet long. Yesterday, I saw a "grown up" there that went about eight feet. He let out a BIG, DEEP, BELLOWING GROWL that said "Ladies, I'm here. Dudes, I've got a big can of whoop ass to open, so watch out!". It was SO COOL!
Stingray8854 9 months ago
@yOurbrainisbrOken Thanks! Glad you liked it. I have to say, life is still "life" here like any place else. Work, bills, errands, etc. However, we do have lots of wildlife, and great places to enjoy the outdoors. I was fishing from a dock a few days ago, and had a six or seven foot alligator swim up to me and just hang out there less than ten feet away for about an hour. No fish, but I had a little "friend". That was at Avery Island where Tabasco is made, about 10 minutes from where I live.
Stingray8854 11 months ago
@TGCCJ Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Stingray8854 11 months ago
Very cool. I love the swamp.
TGCCJ 11 months ago
Keep em coming, I love em!!! Thanks!
donasu67 1 year ago
@snaketunaWW2 Ok, I found it. Seems fake, but still interesting.
Stingray8854 1 year ago
@snaketunaWW2 Thanks. No, I didn't see the trail cam picture of the swamp monster in Louisiana. Where can I see it?
Stingray8854 1 year ago
@Stingray8854 That's good film footage Sting. Was that taken in the Atchafalaya Basin?
ridgerunner721601 1 year ago
@ridgerunner721601 No, but not far from it. It's from a spot about 15 minutes east of where I live in New Iberia, at the western edge of the swamp surrounding Lake Fausse Pointe, which is just across the protection levee from the Atchafalaya Basin. This is from about 4 miles west of Lake Fausse Pointe State Park at the edge of the swamp that surrounds the lake itself. Technically, it's outside the Basin, but before the levees were built it used to be all one continuous swamp with the Basin.
Stingray8854 1 year ago
@Stingray8854 Good to chat with somebody from your area Sting. You're not too far from Broussard. Have you been to the zoo over there? Just the other day I was talking to my neighbor and he was saying if you get a chance go to the zoo in Broussard, just outside Lafayette. It's really set up nice. I'm in Lake Charles, so it's not a far drive at all. I might take my kids there one weekend when it starts warming up some.
ridgerunner721601 1 year ago
@ridgerunner721601 The trail camera pictures were taken in the woods I now hunt in Vermilion Parish, in a place called Big Woods Island. It's about 10 miles or so south of Abbeville.
Stingray8854 1 year ago
@50procenta The first alligator is probably 10 feet long, judging from the size of the head. It's some distance away, maybe 75 yards. The second one is about maybe 5 feet long and much closer. Did you notice the raccoon hanging upside down from the feeder? I thought that was funny. He's determined to get the food (corn) out for himself and his friends.
Stingray8854 1 year ago
cool very nice ...
50procenta 1 year ago
Very cool owls, love em! What kind of trail cam is that? Takes pretty good night photos compared to mine.
howielupus 1 year ago
@howielupus Thanks! It's two different cameras. The coons and coyote are on a Moultrie 4.0, and the other with the deer pics is a Wild Game Innovations 3.0 mp, a little $50.00 el-cheapo. I think the Moultrie sells for around $85.00. I got both from Wally-world.
Stingray8854 1 year ago
@howielupus Make sure you watch with your sound turned up. I should have mentioned that, to hear all the sounds. All the owl hoots, squawks, and squeals, the frogs, crickets, etc. It's not on video, but at one point when we were watching the owl up close, my daughter said "we should ask him how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop" I thought that was hilarious! She's only 13 and knows that commercial.
Stingray8854 1 year ago
Seems like the perfect area to camp out, hope you brought insect repellant. Great shots of the barred owls BTW, I know from experience it's very tricky to get that close to those owls. Thanks for posting
backwoodsBrophil 1 year ago
@backwoodsBrophil For some reason, the ones that we got close up were low to the ground, while the one high up in the trees was "skittish" of us and flew away. Go figure. As for camping, something off the ground would be wise. LOTS of cottonmouth snakes, and they're extremely aggressive and venomous. I killed one out there yesterday. Even after being shot he came after me trying to strike. Had to shoot him a second time. I don't kill harmless snakes, but cottonmouths, they're dangerous.
Stingray8854 1 year ago
@backwoodsBrophil Glad you liked the video, and thanks for commenting.
Stingray8854 1 year ago
Thanks startazz. I get out among the wildlife sometimes. That's when I'm not doing some r/c flying. Maybe when I get a camera for my plane I'll get some aerial pics and video of the swamp. Sunrise over the cypress trees. Now that's an idea!
Stingray8854 1 year ago
Yeah nice one mate as i don't think you can beat seeing wild life in there own habitat = thumbs up and more like this would be great ;-)
startazz 1 year ago
So, what do you guys think? Please comment.
Stingray8854 1 year ago