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Anhinga anhinga
Large bird of black to brown with white the silverish stripes on the feathers having a long slender beak and neck. The word Anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. When the Anhinga is fishing..it often holds its head up above the waterline..giving the look of a snake.
Anhinga is found in mostly southern U.S. states and Central and South America. They can been seen sitting up high in a tree or resting on dead tree in the water.
Other names for the Anhinga is Darter, Snake bird and Water Turkey.
Spotted on Jul 16, 2012
Submitted on Jul 16, 2012
2 Comments
Great shots, Lisa! Since you know the identity of this animal, will you please go ahead and fill in the scientific name (and other details) so this one can enter the database and leave the unidentified list? Thanks! :-)
nice series - especially like the last shot