Anhinga--Flaps Up

by Debra Kewley

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Anhinga--Flaps Up

Artist

Debra Kewley

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

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Anhinga on a dock on Marco Island, FL - Creative texture added post processing for a unique creation. The anhinga cannot fly with wet feathers. If it attempts to fly while its wings are wet, the anhinga has difficulty, flapping vigorously while "running" on the water. Like cormorants, the anhinga stands with wings spread and feathers fanned open in a semicircular shape to dry its feathers and absorb heat. They face away from the sun to dry their feathers. Anhingas lose body heat relatively fast and their posture helps them absorb solar radiation from the sun to balance the high rates of heat loss. Because an anhinga in the drying position resembles a male turkey, it has been referred to colloquially as the water turkey or swamp turkey.1342a

Featured in these Fine Art America Groups:

Wildlife 7/15/21
Art and Photography Images Submitted to PKA 7/2/21
Out of the Ordinary 2/3/21
Florida--Art of the Sunshine State 1/31/21
Just Perfect 1/31/21
Images That Excite You 1/29/21
Trick or Treat of Nature 1/29/21
USA Photographers 1/29/21
Animal Photographs 1/29/21
Your Story of Art 1/28/21
Digital Photo Art Painting 1/28/21
Nikon Full Frame Cameras 1/28/21
The Coastal Areas of the Gulf of Mexico 1/28/21
The Outdoor Photographer 1/28/21

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January 27th, 2021

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