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Title
A Bad Hair Day
Artist
Norman Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
In spite of the rain, an anhinga tries to dry out after a dip in the Hillsborough River at Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, Florida. The anhinga or American darter�(anhinga anhinga) can be found throughout the Americas from the southeastern United States to Argentina. Because it lacks the oils and types of feathers used to keep birds warm, they are restricted to the warmer climes. It is also called the black darter, water turkey, or snakebird. For other names refer to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology site.
There are three other darters found around the world: the African darter, the Australian or Australasian darter, and the Indian or Oriental darter.
The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language, which means devil bird, an evil spirit of the woods.�The anhingas or darters, and cormorants are all part of the order suliformes. They were once part of the same family but have been separated into two families, anhingidae and phalacrocoracidae respectively.
Anhingas are large waterbirds 29" to 37" in length with a wingspan of up to 43". They have slender bodies, thin necks,�thin pointed beaks, �and a long fan-like tail. Their feet are webbed. The males are black with a green iridescence, silvery white wing patches, and white spots on its wings and back. Females have a pale brown or beige neck and breast and�juveniles are brownish.
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August 9th, 2015
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Viewed 672 Times - Last Visitor from Ottawa, ON - Canada on 04/19/2024 at 12:32 PM
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Williamsburg, VA - United States
This is an incredible shot with such personality, beautiful closeup!
Rancho Mirage, CA - United States
Hi Norman, such a beautiful porfolio I did look through some of it.. hope all is well with you F Sherri
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much for the visit Sherri. I'm glad you like them. I'm fine and I hope all is well with you also.
Los Angeles, CA - United States
Fantastic image Norman!!! I like the absence of light for this image......very dramatic and beautiful!
Los Angeles, CA - United States
This is so special Norman! Love this piece of yours! Adding like now! Never seen anything like it :)
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it Marvin. Thank you very much for your kind comments.
Sarasota, FL - United States
Congratulations Norman, for your feature in our group, Florida Water Birds-Shore Birds. Bad hair day is right. lol! Great capture.
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it Helen. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Florida Water Birds - Shore Birds."
Marietta, GA - United States
haha - You did a fabulous job of capturing his bad hair day! Love how the white background really highlights it!
Fuengirola, Ma - Spain
I´ve had many a bad hair day and never looked as good as this lovely bird!! Great image L/F
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