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csziggy

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12. Beautiful pictures!

Sun Jun 26, 2016, 08:06 PM

Jun 2016

But I think your "cormorant" is an anhinga. Cormorants have a hook at the end of their bills, the better to hold onto the fish. Anhingas have a pointier bill. Your bird has a pointy bill so it's an anhinga.

It gets confusing in most parts of Florida since both birds can live in the same areas. The pictures in the brochure at the link below show the difference.

Big Cypress - National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior:
What’s the Big Black Bird?

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The Rookery [View all] flamin lib Jun 2016 OP

Definitely GREAT! elleng Jun 2016 #1

Nice! Solly Mack Jun 2016 #2

Great shots! Wow, storks are not very far removed from being dinosaurs. uppityperson Jun 2016 #3

Very nice! mnhtnbb Jun 2016 #4

Very nice! Looks like a fun place to sit and watch the swirl of action, although petronius Jun 2016 #5

Wow! Great pictures! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2016 #6

Fabulous shots! CrispyQ Jun 2016 #7

Here in Saint Augustine, Florida, we have an AMAZING rookery.. located in..... guess what? secondwind Jun 2016 #8

While I was photographing the birds a 5' alligator cruised up under the birds. flamin lib Jun 2016 #10

We also have a rookery in St. Augustine South on Shore Drive right across from Rutgers... 1monster Jun 2016 #11

Very nice photos. Kudos postatomic Jun 2016 #9

Beautiful pictures! csziggy Jun 2016 #12

these are beautiful! mike_c Jun 2016 #13