Anhinga (babies)

Description:

This spotting is about anhinga babies; the babies in these photos are very young and do not have feathers yet. They are approximately 8-12" in size and mostly skin. Necks are long and bills are pouched beneath. Wings are short and stubby.

Habitat:

Seen at Wakadatchee Wetlands Preserve in Boynton Beach, Florida. Banks of trees on bits of land surrounded by water are filled with nesting Anghingas. Nests are large, made of small branches and twigs.

Notes:

Part of this spotting is about the babies feeding. The parent bird catches and devours a fish then returns to the nest. Feeding is done by regurgitation by the parent. The parent opens its beak wide and the baby feeds from the parent. The babies head and neck are deep in the parents' mouth.