Anhinga at Florida

Florida's low-lying peninsula, laced with freshwater marshes & cypress swamp, gives the Anhinga plenty of quiet water to hunt & perch, wings often held open to dry in classic fashion. April light on these wetlands makes for strong contrast between the bird's dark plumage & its watery surrounds. Travellers joining the Florida Ospreys holiday should keep a lens ready at the marsh edges, where Anhinga sightings are a natural complement to the trip's namesake raptors. Patience near still water is usually all that's needed here.