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Anhinga

Anhinga Anhinga

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

The 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.

Habitat:

Mangrove swamp

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Comments (3)
Maria dB
Thanks, Jacob and Antonio; it was the first I saw and I thought I might not see another. Later I saw others and got better shots but I liked this flight.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautiful cache Maria,beautiful begining for 2013,congrats and thanks for sharing

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PublishedJanuary 1, 2013

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