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    Edit Photo Details Harpooner   #birds #nature #wildlife #bird #animal #wings #feathers #anhinga
    Anhinga are amazing fishers, doing so entirely underwater. They use their powerful long neck to thrust their harpoon-like bill and spear their prey. They then surface to flip the fish in the air, and down the hatch it goes. Their lack of oil glands for preening helps to make them less buoyant for diving but requires them to air dry for easy flight. I was able to photograph this male while he was drying.
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    Photo Details
    Date Taken: Jun 13, 2015
    Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2016
    Location: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States
    Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
    Focal Length: 500 mm
    Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec
    Aperture: f/8
    ISO: 500
    Copyright: © Steve Ellwood
    Categories: Animals, Nature