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Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) at Bundala National Park, near Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Female with less prominent white stripe down neck.
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga_melanogaster
I won the blue bunny at the dart game. His hands are sewn together, so I wore him on my wrist all night.
We posted a pic of a Darter a few weeks ago, so I'll add some of the text from that photo.
Darter "Anhinga melanogaster."
Also known as.....Diver, Needle-beak Shag or Snake bird.
The Darter is a fishing bird related to cormorants with a stiletto like bill and snake like neck. They swim underwater and often impale small fish etc with a sudden thrust forward of their neck and open bill.
On the surface, Darters swim with their body submerged and only their neck and head visible, hence the name "snake-bird."
A couple of days ago I went for a walk down near the lagoon and mudflats near were we live. Whilst watching some water birds at a distance this Darter came walking out of the water dragging this still struggling fish!
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get very close due to the mud and surrounding vegetation. Hence these shots are at the max 200mm and cropped.
Therefore not the best quality......but it was more the effort of this bird and the size of her dinner that we wanted to share with you. :-)
Male common darter on my hand. After a quick bit of training , I managed to get it to either walk onto or land on my hand :)
Darter / Australian darter
Anhinga melanogaster
ssp Anhinga melanogaster novaehollandiae
Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia
8 August 2010
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A rather well fed male Darter....soaking up the morning sun.
Some links to previous images of a "Darter." :-)
www.flickr.com/photos/34101882@N06/3583119145/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/34101882@N06/3658936284/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/34101882@N06/3658962146/in/photostream
Anhinga melanogaster
An in-flight shot of this supreme fisher. Also called the Snake Bird in India, ours can spear fish underwater as it swims.
Darter preparing for take off
Anhinga melanogaster
Keoladeo National Park, Rajastan, India
7th. January 2009
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Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) sunning itself on a rock at Rajbagh Lake inside the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.
Zone 3 | RTR | Dec 2018
Photo Ā© 2018 Vivek Manvi
I think this is a Ruddy Darter, either female or immature male.
Shot at Danes Moss nature reserve, near Macclesfield
Pima Air and Space Museum
DART TOWED AERIAL GUNNERY TARGET
Pilot gunnery practice led to the development of targets that could be towed at a safe distance behind utility aircraft. The target on display was manufactured in the 1950s. The dart disposable target was made of lightweight, inexpensive materials including aluminum foil skin and honeycomb filler installed on a wood framework.