I've seen lots of double crested cormorants over the years who also like
to assume the let my wings dry pose.. and know anhingas in person as
well (after all.. ann -- hingas ... )
There are so many double crested in near JFK airport here they are
threatened by humans - along with Canadas, little night herons and
a couple of others - because of bird strikes . They are seriously
talking about killing them. It's very depressing. It's become
more noticed because of the "miricle on the Hudson" when the bird strike
really took the aircraft out.
since you are have few - maybe we could pack them up and bring them to you
I say, move the airport
ann
On 5/30/2012 17:27, steve harley wrote:
on 2012-05-30 15:07 P. J. Alling wrote
That sounds more like an Ahinga, they don't have the oils that
Cormorants have
so they have to dry their wings out between each dive. Cormorants
don't have to
do that and seldom do. The two birds look very much alike otherwise.
i looked up anhingas and learned they do not reach Maine, where in my
youth i often saw cormorants spread their wings; i see what i call
cormorants fairly often in Colorado too, most commonly flying over my
house, but sometimes in the spread-wing pose in riparian areas; i
suppose we're warm enough anhingas could migrate here, so i'll take a
closer look next time; a key distinguishing characteristic is that
cormorants have hooked tips of their bills, while anhingas' bills are
straight-pointed
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