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Anhinga
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September 25, 2004
The
Anhinga is a fascinating bird. It spends a lot of time feeding
under water, but it lacks the oils of most waterfowl to repel water,
so it must spread its wings to dry in the sun in order to fly with
less effort.
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The duck seen in these photographs is a decoy designed as part of a
lake
access irrigation system. The Anhinga finds it to be a
relatively safe spot to evade predators as it allows its wings to dry.
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April 13, 2005
The
Anhinga swims completely submerged under water looking for food.
Once in a while, it pops his head up to get its bearings and to take
in more air, then submerges again.
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The Anhinga is sometimes called the snake bird because of the way
its neck and head is often all that is seen above the water's
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July 14, 2005
I have to
sometimes laugh because it's almost as though the bird is trying to
flash itself at other waterfowl.
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The bird
will stand like this for long periods of time while sometimes waving
the wings up and down as if to increase the air speed over the wings
so that they'll dry faster. All the while, the bird will turn
its head at whatever might be going on around it. |
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Donald A. Thomas,
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