Those are magnificent photos of the young feeding from the parent. All those sharp beaks in the gullet must poke sometimes. Some moms sacrifice so much!
Thanks, Carole! I think about that, too, and hope it is all done with tender movements, but it sure doesn't look like it to us. If you watch them for awhile, when the parent has had enough or isn't ready to let them feed, they will turn their back on them or just fly away. I've got some good ones of the Great Egrets and their chicks (I call them cookies) feeding that I'm going to post soon.
These are wonderful photos - you really can bring the scene alive.
I've never heard of this bird before, though in appearance it looks a bit like our cormorants (a rather controversial bird that the local fishermen hate).
Thank you! When I first started birding and photographing, I thought the anhinga and cormorant were the same bird, until I started doing some research. The Cormorant has a hooked bill for grasping and the Anhinga has a straight bill for spearing. Both are great fisherbirds. When they come out of the water, they both have to spread and dry their wings, because of lack of oil in skin or feathers. The Anhinga has a much longer neck also, plus a few other small differences.
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I've never heard of this bird before, though in appearance it looks a bit like our cormorants (a rather controversial bird that the local fishermen hate).
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