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Anhinga anhinga
The Anhinga (Anhinga 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.
Celebration, FL. Lake Rianhard.
Spotted on Oct 18, 2011
Submitted on Aug 30, 2012
8 Comments
@SusanEllison Thanks :)
perfect shot
Thanks @NuwanChathuranga !
great shots !
@AdarshaBSAdi Tnx!
Thanks @alicelongmartin , I updated the spotting data. I spotted this one in the Everglades as well, but never realised it was the same type.
Nice capture...
Anhinga-look at the snake-like neck!