Birdbrains Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Taken today in Virginia Beach. Not common here, but has been reported here recently. Seemed much bigger than Cormorants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Personally, I wouldn’t call anything from these photos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Structurally, this doesn't seem like an Anhinga. Bill shape and tail to body proportions are all wrong, and Double-crested Cormorant is far more likely. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 In the first photo, the neck and bill seem too short for Anhinga. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Turkey Vulture??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 This is one hundred percent a Anhinga. In the first photo, you can see the long neck and the pointed yellow bill. In the third photo, you can see the back color. = Male Anhinga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 54 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: , you can see the long neck and the pointed yellow bill. ??? Can you please point these out for me? I am having trouble see that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Birds are cool said: This is one hundred percent a Anhinga. In the first photo, you can see the long neck and the pointed yellow bill. In the third photo, you can see the back color. = Male Anhinga I spent an hour yesterday searching through DCCOs for an Anhinga at distance. The shape in flight is definitely better for cormorant, and the tail is not long enough. The color I think your seeing is sun glare off a likely wet bird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kevin said: ??? Can you please point these out for me? I am having trouble see that. First photo, bird is flying to the left. Dark thick vertical mass is the underside of the left wing. Narrower dark horizontal mass to the right is the tail. Thin dark horizontal mass to the left is the neck; yellow dart at the end is the bill. Don't ask me what's going on in the second photo. Edited October 3, 2022 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 This is definitely a cormorant, viewing it on a bigger screen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Kevin said: ??? Can you please point these out for me? I am having trouble see that. The blue is the head and neck, green is the wings, and red is the tail. The wings are pointed upward in the photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: First photo, bird is flying to the left. Dark thick vertical mass is the underside of the left wing. Narrower dark horizontal mass to the right is the tail. Thin dark horizontal mass to the left is the neck; yellow dart at the end is the bill. Don't ask me what's going on in the second photo. 5 hours ago, IKLland said: The blue is the head and neck, green is the wings, and red is the tail. The wings are pointed upward in the photo. Thanks, I see it now. Definitely not a Vulture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 DCCO and ANHI - note the tail length in relation to body size, then compare with the first photo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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