Tag Archives: Anhinga

Anhinga Takeoff

With their long tail Anhinga are more suited to branch or dock sitting, I don’t often see one standing on the ground.

Anhinga Standing
Anhinga Standing

I wasn’t going to see this one for long, either.

Ready…

Anhinga Ready For Takeoff
Anhinga Ready For Takeoff

Set…

Anhinga Ready For Takeoff
Anhinga Ready For Takeoff

Liftoff!

Anhinga Liftoff
Anhinga Airborne

Feet tucked in…

Anhinga Flying Away
Anhinga Flying Away

And away she went…

Anhinga Flying Away
Anhinga Flying Away

Ashley River Park, Summerville, SC
August 1, 2023

Anhinga Gathering Nest Material

Most of the bigger birds I’ve watched nesting gather sticks off the ground or take easily snapped dead limbs for their nesting materials.

Anhinga Gathering Nest Material
Anhinga Gathering Nest Material

Anhingas prefer live branches.

Anhinga Feet
Anhinga Feet

It may have something to do with their feet and ability to land in live trees.

Anhinga Gathering Nest Material
Anhinga Gathering Nest Material

This fellow wasn’t having much luck and dropped at least one branch in the water below.

Anhinga Gathering Nest Material
Anhinga Gathering Nest Material

He made an empty trip back to the nest but pretty quickly returned to try again.

Anhinga Flying
Anhinga Flying

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
February 23, 2023

Anhinga Perched on Gnarly Tree

A female, or possibly immature male, Anhinga was perched atop a gnarly dead tree branch above my head.

Anhinga
Anhinga

She sat there for quite awhile, just looking around. We were back at St. Augustine this past week and many of these dead and dying trees have been cut down. They are being replaced, three huge palm trees were being installed while we were there.

Anhinga
Anhinga

St. Augustine Alligator Farm, St. Augustine, FL
January 20, 2023