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Saw the anhinga today. She dives underwater for fish and then comes out to dry her wings. When she is swimming, only her head and neck are above the water and she looks like a snake. I hope to get a picture of that one day.

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erash profile image
erash

never knew their official name...we call them snake birds ;-0

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Iona60 in reply to erash

I can understand that! I've been fooled a few times.

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angelite

Um...BIRD ! ! ! : )

I have never heard of this one Iona, so I'm off to google it. Thanks for the lovely pic and prompting me to educate myself : ) x

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angelite in reply to angelite

myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/...

They can eat snakes and small alligators - wild ! : ) x

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Iona60 in reply to angelite

Maybe this is why there are no alligators in our lake.

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Iona60 in reply to angelite

According to this site, this bird must be a male, as the female has a tan neck. I'll have to change his name from Annie to Andy.

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Michelednlp

What a nice photo. Thanks for sharing.

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Morllyn

Those are really fun to watch!

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Karen-x

Nature is amazing. Keep sharing!

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Lakiee

Lakiee.....So true nature is amazing, all the Wildlife and how they survive so many things, weather, people, predators.

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dmaskal1

That's truly cool. :)

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greaterexp

Great picture! Incredible bird!

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Eleyne92

Great photo. I've never heard of this bird. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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jimeka

Iona60, are you sure that you don't live in the tropics. It's amazing 😉. I have never heard of this bird before, it's quite the education this forum, thank you Jimeka

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Iona60 in reply to jimeka

FL is kind of like the tropics. It hasn't gotten very cold here this winter. Look it up and see if you can find a picture of it swimming where it looks like a snake, or one where it is drying its wings.

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