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A Conglomeration of Crocodiles
December's Pic of the Month was sent in by Garry Lindner, ranger for Parks Australia North in Kakadu National Park. The photo was taken on the East Alligator River 86km upstream from the river mouth. It was also taken at the end of the dry season, so there had been virtually no rain in the area for many months and water levels were falling. This far upstream, the East Alligator River is upstream of a tidal barrage, a road crossing called Cahill's Crossing, so it only receives an influx of water during high tide and when rains further upstream add water to the catchment. These crocodiles are becoming crowded in higher densities as the amount of available water becomes scarcer, and also of course because there are excellent feeding opportunities when fish densities become so high that catching a decent feed becomes easier and easier. It's commonly thought that saltwater crocodiles are highly territorial animals, but this is only the case when they have something worth fighting over. When there's plenty of resources for all, what need is there to fight?
Would you like to enter your best photograph as a potential Pic of the Month? Send it to me and I'll include the best here each month. The very best photos at the end of the year usually receive a prize - something small but suitably crocodilian. To be in contention the picture must, above all, capture your attention.
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