This is becoming a lovely tradition: for Valentine's day, my husband and I give each other a trip to some nice place. This year it was Southern Florida and it was a few days before February 14, because I needed to be back in time for my class on February 12.
We spent some time on the beach in Fort Lauderdale and then camped in
Everglades National Park. I will have to write about Fort Lauderdale later. Now I just want to show a few pictures I took on
Anhinga Trail in Everglades.
Apparently,
anhinga is a this amazing fish-hunting bird. When it is done with chasing fish, it sits on the low branches of the trees by the water. At first, it looks like a wet black bottle-cleaning brush (it's feathers are not water-proof).
To dry its feathers, the bird spreads its wings like a pterodactyl. In a few minutes light-grey spots start appearing on its shoulders:
After about 10-15 minutes of drying in the sun, the bird turns into this beauty:
Isn't it amazing? If I did not took all three pictures by myself, I would not believe that this is actually the same bird!
