Crocodilians: Natural History & Conservation: Crocodiles, Caimans, Alligators, Gharials

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Where's Mum?

Saltwater crocodile female hiding in nest wallow

Saltwater crocodile female hiding in nest wallow

This month's picture comes from Garry Lindner, Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia. It's a little different from the usual pictures featured here because there is no obvious crocodile in it! If you look carefully, however, you'll see that there is in fact a crocodile featured in the photograph.

This female is guarding her nest, which was found on the East Alligator River in March 2006. The nest was active with quite a few eggs present. Sitting on top of a nest in the hot sun is not good for a crocodile, though, which is why she has constructed a wallow surrounding the nest. Here she can guard the nest from the best position while still remaining cool. Although you can't tell from the photograph, she is around 8 feet long.

Don't forget to check out the winner of the 2005 Pic of the Year competition!

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. Each year I run a competition where the best photograph each year is awarded an Ilfochrome print. This year there will be a special prize to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of this website. The only criteria for submitting a photograph is this: it must capture the attention.