Anhinga Male and Female Comparison
Here is a beautiful male Anhinga preening, and beginning to sport some flashy breeding plumage on its head. Soon he’ll have a bright blue ring surrounding his eye for the ladies!
Anhinga male
Anhinga male
Anhinga male
Male Anhinga
“Someone watching me?”
The female Anhinga looks quite different with her tan head & neck, a black belly, and darker brown feathers on its back.
Immatures of both sexes look like the female so many times can be confusing on which they are. So I’m not going to guess on this next photo.
Anhinga (female or immature male, female)
Either or, a stunning bird with beautiful feather patterns!
Photos by Donna 
What a beauty!
Thank you, Cindy!
Wow, this bird is amazing! Beautiful feathers regardless of age or sex. 🥰
Thank you, John! 🙂
Excellent photos, Donna. These birds are aerodynamic and beautiful. 🙂
Thank you, HJ! 🙂
Lockdown has taught us how to slow down and appreciate such natural beauties.
Yes it has, thank you!
Both the male and female are stunning 🙂
They are, thank you Takami! 🙂
A beautiful specimen Donna in his breeding plumage. 🙂
Thank you, Ashley!
Punk rocker bird. Awesome. Both are pretty.
I thought he looked punk too! 😉 Thank you, Vic!
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Beautiful! 🙂
Thank you, Tom!
What a beautiful bird! Nice photos Donna. 🙂
Thank you, Sue!
Amazing looking birds, very prehistoric.
Thanks Brian!
Beautiful bird and excellent photographs, Donna!
Thank you, Indira!
Amazing photos, Donna. The male anhinga reminds me of a shaman.
Thank you, Imorgana! They’re often called snake birds because of their long neck and skinny head sticking out of the water while their body is submerged. 😲
Wow! Different but both beautiful. 😁
Thank you, Irene, they each do have their own beauty! 🙂
Great photos Donna, and a wonderful description of the differences between the male and female. I’m going to have to go back to my Florida Anhinga photos and take a look at which ones were male and female. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Susan! They each have their own striking feathers and are quite beautiful when displaying them. 🙂
What a difference between the two. Great idea to compare them so well.
Thank you, each are beauties!
Your photos really highlight their beautiful feathers!
Thank you, Belinda! They do display their feathers beautifully when drying. 🙂
What a stunning pair.
They’re are beauties when perched! In the water, not so much. 🙂
Very interesting birds! Great shots!
Thank you!
The males get all the fancy duds! 😉 Beautiful shots, Donna!
Thank you, Eliza! 🙂
What a beautiful bird ?!!! 😍🥰
Thank you, Tanja! 🙂
Very Nice Donna! One of my favorite birds to photograph! Especially when they are fishing!
Thank you, Reed! 🙂
Wonderful … that close up of the back feathers shows how beautiful they are!
Thank you, Denise! 🙂
So beautiful bird and so different from Finnish birds. Thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you, Minna! It’s so wonderful we can share our birds while seeing others from around the world to compare!! 😊
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Thank you Angelilie!
Beautiful. It’s amazing when you get such a great look at the subtleties of the feather patterns. Gotta say, I like these birds far better than the cormorants we see around here.
Thank you, Gunta! I agree, they are definitely much more prettier than Cormorants. The adults back feather patterns just stuns!