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A familiar sight for any birder (really, for any person who's got their eyes open!)
visiting south Florida is that of the lovely Anhinga basking in the sun. Anhingas are one of only two members
of their genus, and part of the larger family of cormorants, who share many physical and behavioral
traits with the Anhinga. Anhingas often dry their feathers in the sun for hours, and can be remarkably
tame in areas often frequented by humans (notably the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park), so
the photo albums of many tourists are lined with close-ups of sun-worshipping Anhingas. The male pictured below posed
for me at J.M. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, on Sanibel Island, in June, 2005.
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