Today’s post features the adult female Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga). In yesterday’s post, I featured the male Anhinga, so I thought I’d share some images of the female today. As you can see from the images, there are a lot of similarities. But the female’s chest is a buff color, instead of black. Also note that some of the females shown in today’s post are also sporting breeding plumage … the white plumes on the head, the yellow beaks and the emerald to turquoise facial skin:
Another interesting thing about the anhinga, both males and females, are the webbed feet. If you ever see an anhinga trying to land in a tree, it is very clumsy and resembles a newly fledged bird trying to make his first landing! This next image shows why they have so much difficulty landing in trees:
Interesting birds!
Photography Equipment Used:
- Canon 7D body
- Canon EF100mm-400mm, f/4.5 – f/5.6 IS lens, shot from 360mm to 400mm
- Handheld, with IS “On”
- ISO 250, 400, and 1000 (depending on light)
- Aperture f/5.6
- Shutter 1/80 sec. to 1/640 sec.