Mated Anhingas Portrait Original Oil Painting American Oystercatcher Over the next couple of

Over the next couple of months I would see the parents in my backyard

Painting of a Great Egret standing in the Narrows

Male peafowl are known as peacocks

the way it bends comes close to looking like a heart

often mixed with other wading birds

Mated Anhingas Portrait Original Oil Painting American Oystercatcher Over the next couple ofPainting of a pair of mated Anhingas. Anhinga courtship behavior is a joy to watch. During mating season, they develop extra crest feathers on the head, the flesh around they eyes turns a bright emerald green. The males performs fancy moves from high flying and soaring through the air, to flapping wings alternately and bending his head low, extending the tail to the shy. Once the females accepts, the male brings her nesting material and she builds a