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#cormorants

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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

Biologists shed light on the physiology and behavior of cormorants and anhingas phys.org/news/2025-01-biologis paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1

"the two species forage in very different ways. #Cormorants are much more active swimmers and divers, quickly pursuing larger #fish for prey—often in deeper water and frequently in the ocean... they also consume more oxygen to do this. Meanwhile, #anhingas are more sedentary and lie in wait in shallower waters for small fish to swim by them"

An anhinga drying its wings. It's a large black cormorant-like bird with long neck and small head.
#Birds#Animals
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Richard Rathe

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I love #Anhingas!

The only bird in the #USA whose common, genus, species and family names are all the same!

They are often confused with #cormorants. They are very similar black waterbirds that dive for fish and spread their wings to dry afterward. Here are five #fieldmarks that will help distinguish between them:

1) Head/neck profile is very "sharp". Cormorants have bigger heads and hooked beaks.

2) Anhingas have a "turkey tail" with distinctive off-white feather tips.

3) Only the mature males are all black. The bird in your photo is either a female or immature.

4) If you get to see them drying their wings, they have beautiful silvery accents on their back and wings.

5) You can easily spot them in the air by their #flight pattern. Unlike cormorants, loons, and similar black waterbirds--they alternate between flapping and short glides. Flap, flap, flap--glide------repeat...

I was also told by a wildlife rescue person that they spear rather than grab their prey and to facilitate this they have small backward-facing barbs on their beaks.

In this photo you can see the upper bill penetrating the fish's tail!

I have no idea what they do with those clawed feet (they seem out of place) but they have always reminded me of the Alien from the #movie #DarkStar!

Anhinga with Fish
The "Alien" from the movie Dark Star... basically a beach ball with spots painted on it and two clawed feet underneath.
#Anhinga#Birds#Birding
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Debra Martz

You All Go Your Way I Am Going by Debra Martz
We all have the freedom to select our own journey, so I guess it works the same for our feathered friends. My reminder of this lesson came from my favorite hobby, bird watching!
Captured in early morning light at the Great Salt Plains Lake in Oklahoma.

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A group of birds leisurely swims across the water's surface, reflecting golden hues from the surrounding light. One bird stands with its wings outstretched, creating a striking silhouette against the water. It appears that it is going to fly off in a different direction from all the other Cormorants that are swimming toward the left bank Photography by Debra Martz
#Cormorants#many#Birds
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Debra Martz

Morning Lineup of Cormorants by Debra Martz

I thought I was going to have only a line of Double-crested Cormorants but the Ring-billed Gulls changed that rather quickly. The upper wall of concrete was orange from the early morning sunlight. Image captured at Great Salt Plains Lake in Oklahoma during Fall Migration.
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A group of cormorants lines up on a narrow strip by the water's edge, while a few gulls fly overhead. The reflection of the birds creates a mirrored effect on the calm surface of the water. Photography by Debra Martz
#EarlyMorning#cormorants#seagulls
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

For Wild Animals, the #BirdFlu Disaster Is Already Here
Since a new H5N1 emerged in 2020, scientists have become concerned virus might set off next #pandemic. But for wild #birds, prospect of a deadly, uncontained outbreak is not theoretical. It has decimated avian populations around the globe, with body counts that can sometimes be staggering: an estimated 24,000 Cape #cormorants killed in South Africa, more than 57,000 #pelicans dead in Peru.
nytimes.com/2024/12/13/science
archive.ph/v9hso

The New York Times · For Wild Animals, the Bird Flu Disaster Is Already HereBy Emily Anthes
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