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Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) drying in the sun. Anhingas are common throughout the Florida Everglades and South Florida. Their breeding period is during the winter, and the eye ring turns a deep aqua during this period. Females are distinguished from males by their light brown neck. Anhingas do not have...

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) in breeding colors. Anhingas are common throughout the Florida Everglades and South Florida. Their breeding period is during the winter, and the eye ring turns a deep aqua during this period. Females are distinguished from males by their light brown neck. Anhingas do not have...

An Anhinga with a fish speared on its beak. The photo was taken at Shark Valley, Everglades National Park.

This male Anhinga had caught a large fish and was struggling to hang onto it. He had dropped it several times. This photo shows him flipping the fish in an attempt to get it down his throat. He was successful.

Taken at the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina. We found this gorgeous female trying to keep cool in the old rice fields. Taken with a Canon EOS 40D, 100-400mm zoom lens.

I photographed this at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, in Boynton Beach, Florida. Equipment: Nikon D300 and AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED.

I spent some time observing this angry Anhinga in the Vero Beach area of Florida. Each time a gull or pelican came nearby, he would outstretch his neck and display. I guess he was feeling a little territorial. I used a Canon 20D and 400mm lens.

This Anhinga in breeding colors was really posing! Taken with a Canon 50D and Canon 100-400 IS lens.

Big gulp, an Anhinga swallowing a fish in Everglades National Park, Florida.

Anhinga feeding chick in Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

This photo was taken in St. Petersburg, Florida, with a Fujifilm FinePix S1800, f=5.0-90.0mm, SP, ISO 400.

This photo of an Anhinga was taken at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, near Naples, Florida. It was early in the morning, soon after the facility opened, and the Anhinga was sitting on a boardwalk railing. The image was captured with a Canon 1D Mark II N camera. To avoid spooking the Anhinga, I was using a...

This female Anhinga posed very regally for me! This photo was taken on the St. John's River with an Olympus E-410, 70-300mm lens.

This photo was taken on vacation in Florida with a Nikon D200.

This is an Anhinga swallowing a fish in Green Cay Wetlands.

I photographed this bird at Jekyll Island, Georgia. I used a Canon 50D, 100-400mm L.

While walking along a path through the mangrove marsh area, I heard rustling in the trees. I finally was able to get in position to get several shots of this Anhinga. This was near Jensen Beach, Florida. I took the photo with a Canon 7D, f5.6, 1/640, ISO 1250 at 210mm.

The Anhinga was under the surface fishing at Royal Palm in Everglades National Park. It was photographed with a Canon 7D, 70 to 200mm f2.8 lens at 1/800 f5.6.

I wonder who does his hair and makeup in the morning. This bird was photographed March 10, 2012, at Wakulla Springs State Park, Florida, with a Canon 50D and a Canon 100-400mm L lens.

Vero Beach, Florida, Canon 20D and 400mm lens.

Taken in Pinellas County, Florida. This male Anhinga was displaying for a female who was nearby. D200, f6.3, 1/250, ISO 200, 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light.

This was taken in Pinellas County, Florida. This female Anhinga was watching a male display for her. D200, f7.1, 1/350, ISO 160, 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light.

Anhinga drying at Orlando Wetlands Park, Florida.

This photo was taken at the wetlands in Christmas, Florida, with a Nikon D300, Nikon 200-400mm.

This male Anhinga was perched in the early morning sun, drying its feathers after a swim at Anhinga Trail, in the Everglades National Park. It was a windy January morning, resulting in the windblown feathers on the back of the Anhinga's neck. The image was captured with a Canon Mark II N camera,...