Caught The Red Eye
This anhinga came up out of the water right beside me as I was walking one of the trails at Brazos Bend State Park. The fact that they have little to no oil in their plumage allows them to swim under water to chase fish, which they spear with their sharp-pointed beaks. When they come out of the water, they have to take some time to dry out, as their feathers are too waterlogged to allow them to fly - to change from a fish back to a bird, so to speak. It surprised me that this one would do so literally within my arm's reach.
Reprocessed photo from the archives
Caught The Red Eye
This anhinga came up out of the water right beside me as I was walking one of the trails at Brazos Bend State Park. The fact that they have little to no oil in their plumage allows them to swim under water to chase fish, which they spear with their sharp-pointed beaks. When they come out of the water, they have to take some time to dry out, as their feathers are too waterlogged to allow them to fly - to change from a fish back to a bird, so to speak. It surprised me that this one would do so literally within my arm's reach.
Reprocessed photo from the archives