Anhinga babies

gluwater

These guys were a pretty good distance out so these are crops but I still find them interesting. It's the first time I've seen Anhinga chicks before and got to see them get fed by the adults. They stick their entire neck down the adults throat. So here they are in all their cutesness, or not.

bfjr

1st time I've seen these kind of chicks as well

Cool, Nick

Osprey Whisperer

Neat set Nick. Where were these taken? I don't think the anhingas or cormorants , locally, have chicks yet? The osprey are close..as they have been sitting on the eggs for days now. Woot. :ivar

dbaker1221

these are really cool shots..Thanks

Zanotti

Very good shots of a rare event.

Since anhinga's are about as beautiful as a wood stork, they dont get much press.

Not cute enough like Harry's squirrels.

ShepsMom

Love the second shot, momma feeding baby, how precious!!

Skippy

gluwater wrote:

These guys were a pretty good distance out so these are crops but I still find them interesting. It's the first time I've seen Anhinga chicks before and got to see them get fed by the adults. They stick their entire neck down the adults throat. So here they are in all their cutesness, or not.

Hey Nick, those babies are big, gawwed imagine feeding a human baby like that ickkkkkkk a scary thought

Geezz they must grow fast, how many weeks does it take for a bird to become an adult?

Nice work Nick .... Skippy
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raptorcaptor

Cool shots Nick!

Swartzy

Now there's something
you don't see everyday! Sweet shots Nick. Ohhh, I'll bet you have some more like that on the hard drive . Even cropped...very good comp, focus and exposure....more more more

dallas

I don't see the second picture of some reason, but if it's as good as the first I get the idea. Well done Nick.

Harryb

Excellent work Nick.

gluwater

bfjr wrote:

1st time I've seen these kind of chicks as well

Cool, Nick

Thanks Ben, I got all sorts of new stuff this trip I had not seen before.

gluwater

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Neat set Nick. Where were these taken? I don't think the anhingas or cormorants , locally, have chicks yet? The osprey are close..as they have been sitting on the eggs for days now. Woot. :ivar

Hey Mike, this was at Wakodahatchee Wetlands. There seemed to be all ages of Anhinga, from newly born to adolescents.

gluwater

dbaker1221 wrote:

these are really cool shots..Thanks

Thanks for looking!

gluwater

Zanotti wrote:

Very good shots of a rare event.

Since anhinga's are about as beautiful as a wood stork, they dont get much press.

Not cute enough like Harry's squirrels.

What's wrong with the wood storks? They really do have a face only a mother could love, don't they!

gluwater

ShepsMom wrote:

Love the second shot, momma feeding baby, how precious!!

At one point it looked like the momma was eating the baby, it had it's entire head and neck down it's throat.