tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post2425342733998714716..comments2023-10-09T09:31:50.089-04:00Comments on One Jackdaw Birding: The Everglades much degraded but still wonderfulHilke Brederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-35369961280451381222011-05-17T13:15:00.307-04:002011-05-17T13:15:00.307-04:00...wow! You have a lot of info here, Hilke! Looks ......wow! You have a lot of info here, Hilke! Looks like a wonderful trip. I especially love the Anhinga and vulture shots! I'd like to make it to the Everglades one of these days...Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-22177365489393155682010-02-22T23:09:14.824-05:002010-02-22T23:09:14.824-05:00Nice mix of photos.
The Anhinga is very nice, a ...Nice mix of photos. <br /><br />The Anhinga is very nice, a bird I only see when I can travel south. (Ontario has had one Anhinga that showed up a few years ago, a very confused individual)<br /><br />Cheers, HaroldHarold Stiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704818560867285626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-47637212593437045262010-02-12T08:22:57.281-05:002010-02-12T08:22:57.281-05:00I never noticed the epaulettes on the Black Vultur...I never noticed the epaulettes on the Black Vultures before—nice shots! And the "snakebird" term for Anhingas comes from the way they look when they swim: their bodies are completely submerged, and only their snake-like necks and heads are visible. Very cool birds!Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364571181978955929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-22488410897195605542010-02-11T17:22:19.990-05:002010-02-11T17:22:19.990-05:00JoAnne, you are right. I didn't know that. On ...JoAnne, you are right. I didn't know that. On the Florida Historical Society website the translation for Anhinga, a Brazilian Tupi word, is given as Snakebird. I guess "water turkey" was just too ordinary.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-65443168958233979942010-02-11T16:35:43.751-05:002010-02-11T16:35:43.751-05:00in an old field guide I have, they called the anhi...in an old field guide I have, they called the anhinga a water-turkey. Your photo shows why, those tail feathers look just like turkey feathers.Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199174703686004768noreply@blogger.com