Anhinga

Identification: Note the long, thin snakelike neck, the long daggerlike bill and the long fan-shaped tail. The species swims with only their head exposed above water.

Immature male- Mattamuskeet N.W.R., North Carolina
December 29, 2007

 

Immature male- Mattamuskeet N.W.R., North Carolina
December 29, 2007

 

Mature male- Mattamuskeet N.W.R., North Carolina
February, 2008