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Category:Animals
Subcategory:Birds
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Keywords:Anhinga, FL, Florida
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Dimensions913 x 611
Original file size583 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceProPhoto RGB
Date taken29-Jan-13 13:34
Date modified17-Mar-13 23:22
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1D Mark III
Focal length105 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/320 at f/6.3
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 500
Metering modeSpot
An Anhinga enjoys lunch on the St Johns River, Blue Spring State Park, Florida

An Anhinga enjoys lunch on the St Johns River, Blue Spring State Park, Florida

The Anhinga (Anhinga 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.

It is a cormorant-like bird with an average body length of 85 cm (33 in), a wingspan of 117 cm (46 in), and a mass of up to 1.35 kg (3.0 lb). It is a dark-plumaged piscivore with a very long neck, and often swims with only the neck above water. When swimming in this style the name Snakebird is apparent, since only the colored neck appears above water the bird looks like a snake ready to strike.