White Egret and Anhinga at Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
Nov 14, 2017 09:56:47 #
I had time during a recent trip to Mexico to practice some more on live birds. I believe the second bird to be an Anhinga, though some Americans said it was a Booby.
Nov 14, 2017 10:36:15 #
It looks like an Anhinga. The reason it's wings are open is dry out the wings - Anhinga do not have oil in their feathers so they need to air dry.
I shot the attached Anhingas in my backyard - one on the rocks and one having just caught a fish. They are also called snake fish because only their heads stick out of the water - see the second pic.
BF
I shot the attached Anhingas in my backyard - one on the rocks and one having just caught a fish. They are also called snake fish because only their heads stick out of the water - see the second pic.
BF
Nov 14, 2017 10:40:58 #
Thanks, that was my sense also. I saw them drying the wings and fishing in the ponds outside of our place.
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Nov 14, 2017 11:01:57 #
Only Anhingas and Cormorants lack oil in their feathers, so both of them have to air dry their wings.
Nov 15, 2017 07:30:33 #
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