Anhinga novaehollandiae

Australasian Darter at Fyshwick, ACT

Anhinga novaehollandiae at Fyshwick, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
Anhinga novaehollandiae at Fyshwick, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
Anhinga novaehollandiae at Fyshwick, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
Anhinga novaehollandiae at Fyshwick, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
Anhinga novaehollandiae at Fyshwick, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Anhinga novaehollandiae 3 Nov 2018 natureguy
Anhinga novaehollandiae 2 Nov 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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User's notes

The bird was a distance from me and appeared to want to keep its distance from me. It was moving south along the far bank of the pond before it turned around to head north again. It stayed reasonably close to the bank, being successful at least once during its return northern leg. My photos show it turning the fish around in its bill to swallow it head first.

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  • Anhinga novaehollandiae Scientific name
  • Australasian Darter Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 704.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 351 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Anhinga melanogaster
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