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Australasian Darter standing proud
She's actually drying out her feathers after fishing since they are not waterproof to enable her to dive right under for fish.
For #NewBirdPoker created by +Phil Armishaw and curated this week by +John Wade (Theme: Large Birds; with a new starting letter each day (Sun: S, Mon: O, Tue: E, Wed: N, Thu: R, Fri: Y, Sat: A )
What a fish!! What a bird!! What a mouth!! What a North and South!!
A song for Dougie! from Tommy Steele. Along the Swan River walk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMF2paM-aCw
Photo: Jean
The African Darter (Anhinga rufa ), sometimes called the Snakebird, is a water bird of tropical sub-Saharan Africa.
This species builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 3-6 eggs. It often nests with herons, egrets and cormorants.
It is an 80 cm long cormorant-like fish-eating species with a very long neck which occurs in both saline and fresh water, especially near mangroves. It often swims with only the neck above water.
The male is mainly glossy black with white streaking, but females and immature birds are browner. The African Darter differs in appearance from the American Darter most recognisably by its thin white lateral neck stripe against a rufous background colour. The pointed bill should prevent confusion with cormorants.
The African Darter is a member of the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to American (Anhinga anhinga), Oriental (Anhinga melanogaster), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Darters.
There are an isolated tiny population of the African Darter at the Lower Mesopotamian wetlands in Iraq. The bird used to breed there in breeding colonies with Pygmy Cormorant and Sacred Ibis and other Waterfowl.
Unlike many other waterbirds the feathers of the African Darter do not contain any oil and are therefore not waterproof. Because of this, the bird is less positively buoyant and its diving capabilities are enhanced. After diving for fish, the feathers can become waterlogged. In order to be able to fly and maintain heat insulation it needs to dry its feathers. We therefore see the African Darter often sitting along the waterside spreading its wings drying its feathers in the wind and the sun.
Double exposure. The 1/125s exposure had a lot of bouncing water, but the 1/2s exposure had the speed. So I took the difference.
Every time I see this I break out in a sweat. I was adjusting my tripod on a sloping rock platform half submerged in the flood. It was wet and slippery and I had to tread very carefully. If I had slipped I would have gone in the river and drowned.
Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer B39F. Still going strong after some 15 years trekking round Guildford is this 1999 Dart SLF of Arriva, new to the Guildford & West Surrey part as DSL109.
Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 40037 (S377 SUX) leaves Plymouth on an X80 journey to Ivybridge last Saturday evening, 21st May 2011.
Female common darter dragonfly on my berberis bush. Natural light.
See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/28407136811/ for a 3D version
Dennis Dart with Plaxton Pointer bodywork P208NSC (FirstBus fleet number 40917) at Hawick Horse with driver Derek Gray in the driving seat, 13th July 2011.
8107 leads the 16:15 Bray – Dublin Connolly as it passes around Killiney Hill.
2 car LHB DART units 8107/8307 have gained advertisements for use on the Dublin Bay Hopper Tour of Railtours Ireland in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail.
It claims to be the ‘world’s first’ hop on hop off train tour. Customers can travel on any of the 4 return trips from Dublin Connolly to Bray on a Saturday which include live commentary and get on and off at the various stops along the way. Tickets priced at €19 are also valid for any other DART service on Saturdays and Sundays.
One of the most elaborate advertising campaigns of 2011 is currently in full swing for the imminent arrival of Emirates as they launch their new air route from Dubai to Dublin in January 2012.
Managed by MediaVest & Grayling in what the Emirates Vice President for the UK & Ireland was quoted as saying " significant investment ", the use of multi media, internet & especially transportation, using bus sides & now a wraped Dart, it really is all aboard this gravy train.
Harriet Dart of Great Britain in action during her second-round match at the 2019 Brisbane International WTA Premier tennis tournament
Not had much chance of late to capture too much new stuff, so being going through my spring and summer archives for today's update.
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Common darters are meant to be one of the last dragonflies you can see into autumn, I've seen them in late Oct before and they can be found well into Nov. But this year I started to see them emerge very early.....my first spot was at the start of June. So will be interesting to see if the sightings of them end earlier this year. With the way the weather has been of late....it feels like autumn already.
Found this large wing spanned darter perched on a branch overhanging a section of Lake Weeroona in Bendigo. It wasn't that fussed and was happy to maintain this pose whilst I got a few shots off, this one was taken with the following settings: ISO 1000 (allow for faster shutter speed in the low light), Exposure time 1/250sec with an aperture of 5.6 at 187mm
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhingidae
Because of its long and slender neck, the Australasian Darter is sometimes called the snakebird. Usually inhabiting freshwater wetlands, darters swim with their bodies submerged beneath the water’s surface, with only the sinuous neck protruding above the water, enhancing its serpentine qualities. Darters forage by diving to depths of about 60 centimetres, and impaling fish with its sharp, spear-like beak. Small fish are swallowed underwater, but larger ones are brought to the surface, where they are flicked off the bill (sometimes into the air) and then swallowed head-first.
A picture a day - February - Photographed at a lake in Mandurah.