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anhingaor snakebirdAny fish-eating bird of the family Anhingidae (order Pelecaniformes), sometimes considered a single species (Anhinga anhinga) with geographical variants. Anhingas are about 35 in. (90 cm) long, slender, and long-necked. They are mostly black, with silvery wing markings. Males, glossed with green, develop pale head plumes and a dark “mane” in breeding season. Anhingas live in small colonies along lakes and rivers in tropical to warm temperate regions except in Europe. They swim nearly submerged; the head and neck show above water, darting snakelike from side to side. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Royal Palm Visitor Center's Anhinga Trail, which provides pavement and wooden boardwalk, is a fabulous half-mile self-guiding trail winding through a sawgrass marsh. Used by permission of Anhinga Press, Tallahassee, FL, USA, and the author. 95) takes you places most of us have never been with its 122 wildlife photos highlighting big game, with plenty of massive white-tailed deer, elk and bear, but also depicting everything from wolverines to the anhinga - a fish-eating relative of the cormorant. |
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