A is also a great place to start after being steered by migratory and weather patterns of life if you will. But I’m back and boy oh boy has it been a great time for birding this last year! So let’s get our tail feathers in gear for lots of birding fun! Here he is the proud, majestic, slightly anxious at times about the little terms and swallows that fly like little fighter pilots above his head…the male Anhinga drying his wings and admiring the general splendor of my backyard canal in northeast Florida. Anhingas are very similar to the Cormorant but the main identifiable difference is the beak. The beak on the Cormorant has a hook on the end of the beak but as you can see in the pictures I've provided the Anhinga's beak is straight and thin. The Anhinga is also a bit larger body than the Cormorant. The males have a black head that matches their bodies. Females have a much lighter or brown neck and head. Their necks are called "snake-like" because when they are going after fish in the water their bodies are not always visible but just their head and neck moving along in the water. This can sometimes be a little scary until you realize it’s just the quirky, peaceful, and sometimes almost charming Anhinga.
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