After a refreshing plunge in Horsepen Bayou, the Anhinga stretched her wings wide, soaking up the sun to dry her feathers.
Anhinga drying her wings after taking a dip in Horsepen Bayou. Unlike most ducks and other water birds, Anhingas don't oil their feathers in order to reduce buoyancy as they dive for fish. So in the absence of water off a duck's back, as it were, they perch for long periods with their wings spread in the sun to aid in drying. Info and photo courtesy of Gary Seloff
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