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Personal Observations:
I have seen and photographed the Anhinga in Barbados at the Graem Hall swamp, where he can be seen on the perch and in flight; when hunting, it will swim under water in search of fish which he will spare with his pointed bill. He can be seen swimming with only its head and part of its neck above the surface which resembles a snake swimming, hence the local name ‘Snake-Bird’. If you are lucky, you will see a fish spared on its bill. While on the perch, he is almost always seen with his wings extended and tail feathers sped out like a fan in order to dry its feathers.

The Anhinga is not a very shy bird and when approached without being startled, you can get to within about fifty yards however I have seen photographs taken of this bird using short telephoto lenses, suggesting that the Anhinga can be seen at close distance.


Facts:
The Anhinga is vagrant in the Lesser Antilles and most of the Grater Antilles with the exception of Cuba where it is resident.