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My mother took these shots in southern Florida over the weekend.  I think it's a male......I've read during the breeding season they aquire a translucent blue-ish skin near the eyes, which I think I see.  Also, the females have lighter colored tails and brownish/lighter necks.

 

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**MoJo's Warbler Watch** --> 21 species; Most recent-> Worm-eating Warbler (7/12)

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Most recent-> Laughing Gull (8/19), Clapper Rail (8/19

I know nothing about these particular birds, but since it appears to be showwing off, it's probably a male.

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Twin Lakes Longhorns
Central Texas

I don't think it's showing off.

The feathers of Anhingas (and cormorants) saturate when they dive. Later, they all have to pose like this to dry their wings.

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Chris from Denver

It's a male, the females have a "naked-looking " neck.

It's definitly a male. The females have brownish necks and heads.

Its the male Anhinga.

it's a adult male anhinga. they don't have the water proofing oils like ducks and other such waterbirds. thats why anhingas and cormorants open their wings like that, so they can dry them for flight. 

It's a male....and they spread their wings out to dry because they don't have the oils in their feathers....it's pretty cool

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