Anhinga melanogaster

Photograph by John Harshman.

Photography Contest, Winner.

Anhinga (bird)
Anhinga melanogaster – oriental darter, Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan, India. Mr. Harshman writes, "Immature bird sunning and preening with a background of duckweed. There are four species in the family Anhingidae, and they are all nearly identical. I particularly like the way the curved neck shows the cervical vertebrae so clearly."