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Anhinga and the catch of the day

Anhinga anhinga

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Field Notes

Description:

It measures 86 cm. and weighs 1.2 kg. His neck is extremely long and slender, the head is small, long and sharp beak that is use to spear the body of fish; wings and tail long and wide.

Habitat:

Rivers

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Comments (7)
Jonathan Sequeira
Thanks Donna, Nature is great all over, I enjoy so much what we find in Costa Rica... Come and visit...
DonnaTang
Great! Your spottings are wonderful. You're lucky to live in Costa Rica!

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Birds of Panama and Costa Rica
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2012

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