Location
Impalila Island, Chobe River
Namibia
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 304 mm
Exposure 1/640 s, f/7, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Suliformes Family Anhingidae
Deutsch Afrikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel Dutch Afrikaanse Slangenhalsvogel
Italian non available Spanish Aninga Africana
Comments
Anhingas (also called "Darters" in Africa and Asia) must spend time standing in the sun, drying their feathers when these become waterlogged. Like cormorants, their feathers are not water-proof, allowing them to eliminate air from their plumage and reduce their buoyancy.
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| 19/08/2011 |
African Darter male |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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