Duck

11 years 11 months ago #231380 by lesanne45
I was sitting watching the water and all of the sudden this guy just popped up.

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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #231407 by Provo
I love cormorants the color of the eyes are memorizing
*My want to consider changing the thread title to it's proper name.

PROVO

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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #231413 by chasrich
These birds are great subjects... They have a fuzzy/furry look about them when they are dry. There is no oils on the feathers that allows them to get wet and operate better underwater. Often times, after feeding, you can find them sitting in the sun with their wings spread. They need to dry them in order to fly decently. Start looking for them awkwardly sitting in a tree (webbed feet makes tree climbing a little comical) with their wings spread out and backs pointing towards the sun.

We have several species of this bird in Florida. Some call it Anhinga and others name it the snake bird because of the way they look while swimming. I've heard the name Cormorants before but have no idea how to distinguish them.

Comparing this image to yours I see the bill and eyes are different...

“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #231414 by Provo
Cormorants dont have the white feathers in the back like the anhingas
also the Cormorants have amazing blueish eyes the anhingas have mostly dark
red eyes in the shade they appear dark in bright light they are red.

Another thing to notice is mostly the anhingas are a little bit bigger
enough to tell apart

Example check out this anhinga closeup I took.


now compare it to the cormorants

PROVO

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11 years 11 months ago #231439 by lesanne45
Thank you for the correction on the name. I thought it was an odd looking duck.

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