Anhinga shielding chicks by danapommet
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Walking in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, west of Delray Beach, Florida. Saw a female Anhinga sitting in a nest but didn’t notice any chicks. A few minutes later we had one of Floridas famous 3 minute thunder storms. Glancing back at the nest, Mother Anhinga was spreading her wings to protect her new chicks from the pouring rain. Zoom is a must here, to see one of the chicks, looking out from under Moms right wing. Anhingas are close relatives to Cormorants, except the Anhinga has a straight pointed bill and the Cormorant has a hooked bill. Anhingas are about 35 inches (89 cm) long and a wing span of 45 inches (114 cm).
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments.
They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (27)
gorgeous capture and great info!!
Nice capture!
Good eyes
i see them. this is a wonderful shot of them too. i know it hard to shot them as their nest is off the trails and far away . at lest they are around here
Super shot Dana, well seen and captured.
Marvellous to see this moment!
Wonderful!!
What a great find!
~Marvelous capture!~
Fantastic photo shot.
Great capture Dana - an upload number 1000! Congrats! ;o)
Extremely Wonderful Capture!..Right place right time Dana!..
outstanding image!!
Wonderful capture, Dana
She is a good mum, lovely capture!!!
Excellent capture! :)
Beautiful bird Dana, amazing capture as usual, loved it! ************
very beautiful image!!!!!
SUPERLATIVE SHOT
Mother love for sure in this super shot, Dana. Never heard of the Anhinga species before but you caught her vivid patterns and textures, amidst the bramble of branches and twigs, right on in this one.
A wonderful capture of this very protective mother.
beautiful!
Fantastic capture, Dana !
Wow great capture on this wonderful bird.
belle prise!
Excellent pic
Great shot well seen.