Tillandsia with Ornament

[Clark]

All kidding aside, captured this image along The Anhinga Trail.

Thanks for looking.

 

[SlipperFan]

Good shot, Clark. Was it making a nest in the Tillandsia?

 

[Hera]

Sweet photo! Thanks.

 

[cnycharles]

nice catch

 

[Clark]

Thanks

No Dot. But not far away, nest building was happening.
This species needs to dry itself after swimming/feeding.
Can't remember, but maybe water is able to reach it's skin.
At that time, at that location, anhinga were just starting nest building.

A few months later, more north, we watched chicks feed from the adult.
Thank the maker, we are not that species...

 

[abax]

Lovely photo, Clark. I'd love to have beautiful wings like that. Can you
imagine flying and diving????

 

[JeanLux]

:clap: :clap: :clap: Jean

 

[biothanasis]

Wonderful picture!!!!

 

[Erythrone]

Wow!!!

Great shot!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Put that on your Christmas tree!

 

[goldenrose]

:drool: :clap: :drool: :clap: :drool: :clap: :drool:

 

[Clark]

Much appreciated

 

[Rick]

Thanks

This species needs to dry itself after swimming/feeding.
Can't remember, but maybe water is able to reach it's skin....

I thought all the cormorant types were pretty oily.

But they definitely like to sun and dry off.

That's a perfect picture Clark:clap:

 

[Clark]

Thanks.
Perhaps the skin is protected.
Check out this link and scroll down to behavior.
It seems to be about the weight of the water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga