UTSW Rookery
Giant Fluffy Chicks
Anhinga babies grow very rapidly and are quite large before venturing out of the nest. On the one all the way to your left, you can see the new pin feathers of the tail. Above that is a hole, it is not what you think. It is an oil gland, called the Uropygial Gland. "The primary function of this gland is to secrete preen oil via a papilla - a nipple-like projection." https://www.beautyofbirds.com/anhingas.html)
Anhinga Nestlings (Anhinga anhinga)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery
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