Aquatic Birds

Anhinga At The Heard

Male anhinga in breeding colors in the rookery at The Heard. He was far off so highly cropped shot. The blue around the eyes and the purple feathers on the sides of his head are part of the breeding colors.
Male Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Heard Wildlife Sanctuary Rookery, McKinney

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