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Anhinga

Anhinga Anhinga

Description:

The anhinga, sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, American Darter, or Water Turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird.

Habitat:

Mangrove swamp

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3 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Jacob and Antonio; it was the first I saw and I thought I might not see another. Later I saw others and got better shots but I liked this flight.

Beautiful cache Maria,beautiful begining for 2013,congrats and thanks for sharing

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

beautiful capture, Maria!

Maria dB
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Maria dB

Mexico

Spotted on Dec 17, 2012
Submitted on Jan 1, 2013

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