Monday, February 20, 2017

Anhinga

Hello,

Today, I am sharing the Anhinga. It is a common bird in Florida. The Anhinga is also known as American Darter or the Snakebird.





There is at least one Anhinga on this tree with a few Cormorants. Can you find the Anhinga?  The bill is different on the Anhinga, sharper and thin.


The Anhinga can stay under water for a long period of time.


The male is a dark color almost glossy looking. Their wings are streaked with white.


Anhinga seen at Circle B Reserve.


Pretty colors on the breeding male Anhinga.



Thank you for stopping by and as always I appreciate your comments.

My list of memes for today, I hope to see you there. Thanks to both of the host below.

Thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday

59 comments:

  1. That last closeup photo of the anhinga is spectacular! Happy Monday!! Hope you have a wonderful week.

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  2. Beleza de Anhinga! Lindas fotos e ótimo início de semana! bjs, chica

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  3. Beautiful images! The last shot is fantastic!

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  4. Hello Eileen,
    Great photos of the Anhingas especially the male in breeding 'suit'!!
    The sunny decor of pic n°2 is gorgeous!
    Keep well and enjoy the new week :)

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  5. Helloo, Thanks for the post.Brilliant photos.

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  6. Interesting post, Eileen. And yes-that bottom shot is really terrific.
    Hope you have a good week.......

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  7. Hello,

    Beautiful photos of a special bird!

    The last shot is very lovely.

    Happy Monday!

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  8. Very interesting info and great photos.

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  9. Beautiful birds, and that in the eyes can fall in love. Regards.

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  10. Hi Eileen, great photos and information on your anhinga. I saw it on the left of that tree? Beautiful photos of the male - special lighting in that image. We also call them darters and in Afrikaans they're called snake-neck. Thanks for sharing. Great post all round. Greetings Jo

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  11. Hello Eileen, I have never heard of an Anhinga. What a stunning looking bird and I love the eye colour of the male!
    Happy Monday :)

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  12. Amazing Awesome Anhinga here. All of them.. Wow

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  13. Something primitive about them. Cormorant's cousin

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  14. It is beautiful and looks quite formidable!

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  15. i can see the difference but they are very similar!! awesome captures here eileen, that last one, wow, amazing detail on the eye!!!

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  16. WOW that is a handsome bird. The markings on his wings are spectacular.

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  17. the eyes are so beautiful of the bird..

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  18. I just love the Anhinga. You took some amazing photos of him. Just beautiful!

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  19. This bird is new to me. Amazing details. And incredible shades of color around his eyes!

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  20. That must have been fun to watch! Hope you are having a great Monday

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  21. Wow, it's a beautiful bird! Thanks for your amazing shots, as always!

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  22. Gorgeous series of this beautiful and amazing bird, Eileen! And your last photo needs a frame, it is brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing, and I hope you have a fantastic week!

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  23. Oh you just must know by now these are at the top of my list when in Florida. Your images are outstanding Eileen. I got some nice ones too and will share soon. I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these birds. Great job!!!

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  24. I love that last pic with him giving you the evil eye, Eileen!

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  25. You always show such a wide selection of birds ... so lovely to see.
    Thank you

    I hope you have a lovely week

    All the best Jan

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  26. I had never heard of this bird until now : fascinating! And lovely photos as always :)

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  27. Beautiful and well composed pictures

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  28. I've never seen one of those. What a beautiful bird.

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  29. Wow! The coloring is really interesting on this bird. Lovely!.

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  30. Oh,Eileen, these are wonderful...this bird fascinates me. Actually there are several I would love to get to see in real life...and some I actually see, just never can get enough.

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  31. Excellent photographs! I remember seeing cormorants when I was down in Florida; now I'm wondering if some of them were anhingas. Thanks for the informative post!

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  32. wonderful shots! Such a handsome bird

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  33. Dearest Eileen; Oh, Anhinga is really different from cormorant which I can see in our parks☆☆☆ Your pictures really show us their characteristics♪ The last pictures' blue ring of the eye of the male is spectacular and must be enchanting to the females:-)

    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend, xoxo Miyako*

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  34. Hello Eileen,
    Very nice pictures.
    Great to see all these beautiful and special birds. Wonderful.

    Greetings, Marco

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  35. Hello Eileen - really great shots and such an interesting bird. I loved your post and, wow, that last capture is really something!
    Have a great week :D)

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  36. Judith just shared a photo of the anhinga on her site too! You have captured the beauty of this rather unusual bird Eileen. So pretty with the white streaks in his wings. I find they're such a large bird to be diving into the water compared to other diving birds. That sharp beak looks like it could really spear his dinner with ease!
    Wendy

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  37. lovely photos, specially the last one - the colours round the eye are amazing

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  38. Great close-ups Eileen! Your Darters are almost identical to ours!

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  39. Spectacular pictures of a very handsome bird..Love the green/blue eye shot..

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  40. Beautiful portraits (Audubon guide worthy!). I remember being so surprised at that tuxedo-like pattern on the Anhinga's spread wings.

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  41. Beautiful photos!

    P.S. I found you by way of Mildred's blog. Looking forward to seeing your beautiful photos with each post.

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  42. Hi Eileen,
    such a fabulous and wonderful bird. I´ve never seen them before.
    Have a great Wednesday, Eileen.
    Best, Synnöve

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  43. Wonderful!
    Hope you are having a beautiful week!

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  44. Stunning photos Eileen. You really found some super light there. A bird with three wonderful names too.

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  45. Absolutely stunning of the Anhinga Eileen.

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  46. Very nice. I love the colors in the close-up !

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  47. Great set of pictures - we have a very similar species here. Loved the beach shots in the newer post as well.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  48. Superb capture on the snakebirds... the darter does exist here too and first time seeing it at the bird sanctuary we actually thought it as snake. Wonderful detail on the images

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  49. They make interesting perching birds in the trees......Michelle

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  50. Très belle série ;-)
    Céline & Philippe

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  51. I saw plenty of Anhingas when I lived in Florida, but I never saw them like this...your photos really bring us up close and personal with these gorgeous birds. I just looked at these photos over and over. Thank you for sharing!
    Marie

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  52. I've never heard of, or seen this beautiful bird under any of those names.
    Really nice photos Eileen!

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  53. love the second image, it pleases my eyes a lot. :)

    Cool to see many of them in one image. I have only seen them one by one :)

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  54. Great photos as always! it gets the name from the long, snake-look neck?

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