New Neighbor in the pond

We have a new neighbor residing in our pond. This is the time of year Gators like to move around. They haven't been doing much during the winter so now they are looking for food and a mate. There are plenty of ducks and birds in and around the pond, but he or she may need to look a little harder for a mate. A couple of years ago we had two in the pond, one was was a 5 or 6 footer, that I saw. The other one that neighbors told me about was a 10 to 12 footer. A guy with two little dogs that he would let loose in the back to do their business so he wouldn't have to pick it up called the "Gator Hunters" and that was the end of them. They killed to small one but they couldn't find the big one, so they figured it went to another pond before the hunters got there. This year the neighbors have agreed not to call anyone since this gator is only about 4 or 5 foot. And I think the guy with the two little dogs is gone, at least I don't see the dogs anymore. This past month we had a lot of families around during their spring break so it was fun watching them walk around the pond to take pictures or just look at the gator. We have also had the company of a mama duck around the back and side of the house keeping our dumb cat busy. Yesterday she walked past the house toward the pond with 11 little babies. Barbara doesn't like to count the babies because some of them may come up missing. We had a rabbit around the house also, but a hawk took care of that one afternoon while I was reading a book. It's just part of Mother Nature and it's in full bloom in Florida.