Anhinga Silhouette is a photograph by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography which was uploaded on December 12th, 2018.
Anhinga Silhouette
Copyright: Christiane Schulze
The Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, American Darter, or Water Turkey, is a water bird... more
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Anhinga Silhouette
Artist
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
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Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography - Black And White Photograph
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Copyright: Christiane Schulze
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. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
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December 12th, 2018
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Comments (26)
Marsha Heiken
Chris,This is an amazing Sillouette of an Anhinga. You really see the birds,and I never even heard of them. Your like a teacher. Friend,Marsha FL !!
Swedish Attitude Design
So Stunning and very Excellent Executed! A very well done! I love it! 🎅🏻 Merry Christmas 🎅🏻 ~ Sincerely Cia ~
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