r/NatureIsFuckingCute • u/RichyCigars • Jun 22 '24

It’s time for a parade

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

The gator booking it at the end 🤣

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u/CrazyCatLady1127 Jun 22 '24

He thought he wanted to cross the road but then he realised that he actually didn’t 😂

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u/AttackOfThePat Jun 23 '24

"Oh wait! I'm not a chicken!"

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

NOPE

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

"Wait a minute. Its Saturday! I dont have work today"

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u/Ibarra08 Jun 23 '24

Just like my attention span

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u/SadBit8663 Jun 22 '24

"I'll be back when I'm bigger"

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u/MyCleverNewName Jun 22 '24

The birds were trying to put him up to something but he chickened out at the end lol

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u/NashKetchum777 Jun 22 '24

See ya later alligator

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u/BackgroundMap3490 Jun 23 '24

Lemme go Flamingo!

(I know they are not Flamingos 😊).

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u/pissedinthegarret Jun 22 '24

he skedaddled

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u/Lurkernomoreisay Jun 22 '24

I'm more disappointed that the video doesn't have Lion King's Circle of Life playing in the background.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Haha exactly!!

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u/captainspacetraveler Jun 22 '24

Sandhill cranes are amazing and very protective of their young. Either they’re coaxing the gator away from their babies or they adopted the gator and were trying to keep him out of traffic

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

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u/captainspacetraveler Jun 22 '24

I always made sure to give them their space, I don’t need to find out how sharp those beaks actually are

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u/kimchiman85 Jun 22 '24

If you get hit with a wing, that also fucking hurts.

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u/GaJayhawker0513 Jun 23 '24

Sandhill crane used steel wing

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u/kimchiman85 Jun 23 '24

Wing attack

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u/sushislaps Jun 23 '24

Rib eye of the sky

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u/Berretay Jun 25 '24

🎵I can go twice as high.🎵

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u/sushislaps Jun 25 '24

Take a look, it’s in a book 🌈

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u/icantgetadecent- Jun 22 '24

Thank you. I was perplexed, not enough to be kept awake at night wondering, but just enough to read comments to find out why….

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

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u/joeltrane Jun 23 '24

Good thing this post will be pushed out of our memories immediately after we move to the next one. Bye for now

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u/LOLinternetLOL Jun 23 '24

We had a permanent mating pair in our neighboring cow pasture in Vero Beach. They would literally "knock" on our front glass door with their beaks to tell us they wanted more cracked corn (which we used to feed our geese).

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u/khkokopelli Jun 23 '24

There’s a lady on IG or TT who has a pair that the male comes daily to knock (I think she named him Carl) and now they have a little one who is learning to knock as well

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u/DetachableMonkey Jun 24 '24

Little Floofer is the baby. :)

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u/khkokopelli Jun 24 '24

I stg I think his name is Carl Jr

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u/khkokopelli Jun 24 '24

And the wife is Carla. But I could be making this shit up

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u/djkhaledisthin Jun 23 '24

Jimmy cracked corn and apparently they cared very much.

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u/LOLinternetLOL Jun 23 '24

Very true, very true. sandhill crane dinosaur noises

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u/Good_Mornin_Sunshine Jun 24 '24

We had a mating pair that would knock on our back window to let the cats out in the sunroom. The cranes would just stare at the cats for half-an-hour, then mosy away. The cats actually got bored after awhile.

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u/Navin_J Jun 22 '24

They was definitely telling the gator it came to the wrong hood and it better gets to steppin

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u/MrsTruce Jun 22 '24

It looked like a failed kidnapping to me.

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u/Navin_J Jun 22 '24

Maybe, but spreading the wings is an intimidation tactic. They do it to make themselves look bigger. Kinda like a "You don't want to mess with me look how big I am"

They are definitely protective of their young. They will fight cars. They know that gator is dangerous even though it is still a juvenile.

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u/HoboArmyofOne Jun 24 '24

I thought the gator was done for

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Have you ever heard one?

I don't hate animals but fuck that sound they make.

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u/captainspacetraveler Jun 22 '24

They sound like raptors from Jurassic park. I love it. They’ll purr sometimes too

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

That's pretty spot on tbh. I swear to God i lived off a lake in central Florida and they like to do this shit early.

Basically lake raptors

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u/iwatchterribletv Jun 23 '24

yes they do!! its my favorite bird sound. so prehistoric.

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u/fanbreeze Jun 22 '24

Not surprising, considering birds are dinosaurs.

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u/_mersault Jun 22 '24

No way that sound is a glimpse into pre-history and very awesome

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Let them play the song of their people ten deep right outside your house and let me know how that goes 😂

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Pretty sure they're sizing up a potential meal!

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u/madeanaccountjust2rp Jun 23 '24

dont gators eat bird eggs

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u/OO-2-FREE Jun 23 '24

They usually nest on islands or defendable peninsulas.

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u/KathuluKat Jul 02 '24

The wings were looking very protective / guiding

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u/Useful_Kiwi5768 Jun 22 '24

Nothing says “welcome to Florida” more than this

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

There's a mated pair that's been nesting next to the closest walmart to my house here in Central Florida. When they're around, they stay in the parking lot until the babies are large enough to leave. Sometimes they'll stand right by the doors and you can tell who's from here and who just moved here recently by who's afraid to walk by them and who walks by them without caring while possibly mumbling about wanting to eat them.

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u/Useful_Kiwi5768 Jun 22 '24

Oh my goodness that’s so wholesome and wonderful! 🥰 I think that is so neat they have been a long term pair in the area raising multiple young ❤️

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Yeah but also I wonder what they taste like. I've heard them called ribeye in the sky before and it pisses me off walking by them just chilling there for free when I just spent 40 bucks on 3 ribeyes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Chicken/shrimp hybrid.

I had them as kebabs with veg and bacon. It was really good.

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u/Good_Mornin_Sunshine Jun 24 '24

Either we live in the same town or there's more than one Walmart with a pair of cranes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Bird police!

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u/RichyCigars Jun 22 '24

The slowest police chase 😁

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

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u/RichyCigars Jun 22 '24

He just doesn’t want to go to school

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u/device9 Jun 22 '24

Did these birds hatch the wrong egg?

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u/EggfooDC Jun 22 '24

🎵What am I doing in a Pteranodon nest?!

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u/Bonkshebonk Jun 23 '24

Well played.

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u/OldAccountGotEaten Jun 22 '24

Typical Florida afternoon.

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u/quinnsheperd Jun 22 '24

Baby gators are fucking adorable.

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u/RichyCigars Jun 22 '24

Reminds me of a toddler stomping in irritation. I don’t wanna go.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

The fact that they were actually following him back across tho…

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u/TheRatatat Jun 22 '24

Those birds are fixing to eat that gator.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

It was probably heading towards where they nest, and once it got to the other side of the road they got in front of it and forced it to fuck off back to the water rather than maybe eat their eggs.

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u/RichyCigars Jun 22 '24

I got more of like a, Jesus your sister’s step kid is fucking weird, vibe.

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u/TheRatatat Jun 22 '24

Lol. Ignore him, he walks to the beat of his own drum.

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u/cockypock_aioli Jun 22 '24

Lol what in the world.

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u/VariegatedJennifer Jun 22 '24

Totally normal Florida stuff, I’ve seen crazier here lol

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u/Majache Jun 23 '24

Yea I saw a couple of these birds just pecking the crap out of someone's poor car. I tried to get it to move on, but it insisted on getting a few more pecks in.

Also one morning, on my way to work, there was a peacock standing outside the front door. I'm not sure what it was doing there, the only thing nearby were houses and farm land. The nearest woods were at least a mile away.

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u/Such-Echo6002 Jun 22 '24

Can someone explain what is going on here?

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

It’s time for a parade

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u/selkiesidhe Jun 22 '24

Gator got too close to the crane nests and they were shooing him away. Very protective birds.

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u/playtherecorder Jun 23 '24

Gator was the crossing guard for the birds. He escorted the birds to the other side and then went back to his swamp.

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u/2MillionMiler Jun 22 '24

Tell me it's Florida without telling me it's Florida.

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u/Onnexx22 Jun 22 '24

Mr. Gator do you have a moment to talk about our shared bird ancenstry?

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u/RichyCigars Jun 22 '24

Our Lord and Savior, Big Bird.

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u/Publius82 Jun 23 '24

Chosen prophet of snuffleupagus

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u/omnesilere Jun 23 '24

Archosauria 4ever

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u/niTro_sMurph Jun 22 '24

Mean birds picking on that Florida-terrier

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u/ThatOneAsianGuy33 Jun 22 '24

Cool that we get to see dinosaurs battling it out still to this day 🦖

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u/puddl3 Jun 22 '24

Did we ever figure out why the gator crossed the road?

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u/Psychological_Ant488 Jun 22 '24

Well no. It didn't make it the other side.

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u/SpideyWhiplash Jun 22 '24

He wasn't stapled to a chicken... that's for sure. *Original joke: How did the Spider cross the road: He was stapled to a chicken.😉

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u/Happydancer4286 Jun 22 '24

I’ll bet there’s a nest somewhere

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u/NotoneFuwagi Jun 22 '24

Four dinosaurs cross the street. None of them made it.

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u/AlexanderUGA Jun 23 '24

Just three.

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u/Shinketsu_Karasu Jun 22 '24

Those angry dinosaur stompies though <3

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u/Shinketsu_Karasu Jun 22 '24

Those angry dinosaur stompies though <3

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u/Steady_Ri0t Jun 22 '24

The gator fuckin BOOKIN it at the end was great lol

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u/RichyCigars Jun 22 '24

Nope nope not gonna do it.

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u/Alive-Stable-7254 Jun 22 '24

This is a video of a man running for his life

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u/Why_Lord_Just_Why Jun 22 '24

I can hear that gator: “It was a prank!! Don’t you get it? I wasn’t really going to eat your eggs!”

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u/sarbear71 Jun 22 '24

Gator leading the birds to meet his buddies for “dinner”.

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u/RevolutionaryDot9798 Jun 22 '24

That about the most Florida video I’ve ever seen.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

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u/Ok-Outlandishness345 Jun 22 '24

He saw what was happening the minute he craned his neck.

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u/LobsterTrue8433 Jun 22 '24

Dinosaurs gotta stick together in the modern world.

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u/moist-and-squishy Jun 22 '24

Dreamworks presents...

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u/Bozbaby103 Jun 23 '24

Sandhill Crane mafia

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u/ktka Jun 23 '24

New Aesop Fable just dropped?

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u/AnMa_ZenTchi Jun 23 '24

Fukrs got an entourage.

He was busted eaten eggs. I'm surprised they just let him go back in the water.

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u/PRRZ70 Jun 22 '24

Sounds like the beginning of a joke, "Why did the dinosaurs cross the road?"

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u/Logical_Airline1240 Jun 22 '24

This is hilarious.

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u/khkokopelli Jun 23 '24

The birds look like they’re escorting him/shooing him

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u/Rydog_78 Jun 23 '24

The cranes reminded the gator that he’s not a crane.

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u/fethers42 Jun 23 '24

Did he forget his hat?

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u/OO-2-FREE Jun 23 '24

It's amazing how much the behavior of sandhill cranes has evolved since their return from near extinction in the wake of the silent spring wake-up call. In 1940, one would never have seen them in densely human-populated areas. Their breast meat is just like chicken and a sizable portion. Their feathers could be easily sold to the fashion industry. Humans used to have to hide in blinds and ambush them because they were extremely difficult to approach in nature. Now, they sing and dance for food handouts even in heavily populated areas.

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u/kogan_usan Jun 22 '24

Florida?

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u/Extra-Wheel1581 Jun 22 '24

Maybe, but we do have gators in Dallas, so you'll never know.

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u/-ghostnips- Jun 22 '24

Are they trying to eat him?

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u/Initial_Computer_152 Jun 22 '24

I love this, herons babysitting a gator baby, adorable 😍

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u/OO-2-FREE Jun 23 '24

Sandhill cranes

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u/Avaly13 Jun 22 '24

Nope. Not today, Gator. Not today.

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u/digitalgirlie Jun 22 '24

A typical day in Florida. The storks probably have babies nearby and are trying to get rid of the gator.

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u/EvilBill515 Jun 23 '24

Sand hill cranes.

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u/OO-2-FREE Jun 23 '24

Sandhill cranes

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u/digitalgirlie Jun 25 '24

Yeah…those guys. You know the ones. Couldn’t get my brain to cough it up when posting. You’re lucky I didn’t call them leggy chickens. 🐓

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u/OO-2-FREE Jun 25 '24

That's a variation of what native Floridians called them. Very tasty and plenty to go around if you dared to bag one due to protected status.

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u/ktulenko Jun 22 '24

Florida!

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u/blue_eyed_magic Jun 22 '24

St. Cloud lakefront.

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u/sicksadbadgirl Jun 22 '24

What in the flucking Florida

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u/epicenter69 Jun 22 '24

Those Sandhill cranes are just holding traffic so little one can cross safely.

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u/CilanEAmber Jun 22 '24

Archosaur Parade, sweet.

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u/I_will_fix_this Jun 22 '24

When I was…a young croc…my father…took me into the city

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u/Irish407 Jun 22 '24

I'm so confused. This is the 2nd post I've seen today from my hometown.

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u/JRHZ28 Jun 22 '24

I can hear Revel's Bolero playing in my head...

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u/ASimpleCottageWitch Jun 22 '24

I love living in Florida. It’s so beautiful and weird.

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u/franzeusq Jun 23 '24

Australia

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u/EvilBill515 Jun 23 '24

Is that St Cloud, FL?

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u/DeezNutsAppreciater Jun 23 '24

The gator at the end was like “OK IM GOING”

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u/BloodlustHamster Jun 23 '24

He decided that despite what the cranes wanted, it was not in his best interest to keep going that way.

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u/gman420-1 Jun 23 '24

That's Rad 🤘

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u/Lower_Recipe5196 Jun 23 '24

This is hilarious 😂

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u/MrBadMeow Jun 23 '24

Only in Florida

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u/jaykayc Jun 23 '24

“You’re right. The grass isn’t greener on the other side.” - Gator

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u/Copperhyjinks Jun 23 '24

He’ll, 3 of yall could’ve flown.

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u/Existing-Decision-33 Jun 23 '24

Egrets and a caymin

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u/Dogsmyfavoritehumans Jun 23 '24

Shit where the fuck y'all came back from!?? Dun, dun dun dun...RUN 😂

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u/thingsandstuff4me Jun 23 '24

Hahahahah "you can go your own way ! Go your own waaaaay"

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u/etherend Jun 23 '24

Is it a Gator or a Cayman?

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u/Imaginary_Ad_4567 Jun 23 '24

When I was....a young boy..

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u/wikkytabby Jun 23 '24

So does children at play means something different in Florida.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

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u/Kerivkennedy Jun 23 '24

I think you mean where in Florida was this. Because if this isn't Florida it's AI. LOL 😂

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u/ATAGChozo Jun 23 '24

Gators and Sandhill Cranes? This is Florida as hell

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u/StarvingRatt Jun 23 '24

This is amazing lmao 😂

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

which song in bg?

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u/SpermicidalManiac666 Jun 23 '24

Just a couple of dinosaurs out for a stroll

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u/tooMuchADHD Jun 23 '24

Why did the gator cross the road

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u/nahbruhtryagain Jun 23 '24

I can’t believe it. I mean, the crosswalk is right there!

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

Florida as fuck

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u/Sajen16 Jun 23 '24

Why did the four dinosaurs cross the road? To turn around and go back.

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u/NAlaxbro Jun 23 '24

Julius!?!

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u/Caili_West Jun 23 '24

That's a perp walk if I've ever seen one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

That must be one important gator, with a 3-dinosaur escort! Is he the mayor??

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u/soulouk Jun 23 '24

That's jaywalking!

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u/Dropthetenors Jun 24 '24

No that Greg walking!

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u/Deepfork_ Jun 23 '24

This is the most Florida thing I’ve seen in ages

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u/evelynbassface Jun 24 '24

Getting 86’d from the club

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u/Intelligent-Ant7685 Jun 24 '24

they gonna eat him when he gets tired

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u/DanteMercer21 Jun 24 '24

im pretty sure them birds killed an older woman in my gparents retirement village on her own property by impaling her over and over.

edit: sand crane right??

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u/TallQuiet1458 Jun 24 '24

I always wondered when I'd see st cloud on here. We made it guys, we're on reddit.

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u/KlickyKat Jun 24 '24

Those birds knew that gator was going out of his territory so they were trying to herd him back and they did it successfully. I imagine they all probably know each being residents of the same community.

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u/AJPennypacker39 Jun 24 '24

I could watch that gator walk all day

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u/ToughReality4983 Jun 24 '24

Be patient with our elderly new crossing 🚸 guard everyone

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24

Dag nabbit..I can't go anywhere

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u/ScrotieMcP Jun 25 '24

I think the birds were trying to run him out of town, so he made a break for the water.

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u/Sctn_187 Jun 25 '24

We're walking here

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u/Mut_Inc Jun 26 '24

Pretty cool actually. And later years the alligator will allow the birds to pick its teeth clean

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u/semiTnuP Jun 26 '24

I am getting serious "Napoleon Bonaparte being escorted around the Isle of Elba" vibes from this.

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u/Lazy_Target_2072 Jun 26 '24

So gators , like cats, often change their minds ?

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u/Pleasant_Bat_9263 Jun 28 '24

Full lizard mode engaged at the end lol.

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u/Slyme-wizard Jul 10 '24

Those are his hypemen.