Afternoon Spear Fishing
Earlier today I was watching this anhinga plucking small fish out of the marsh pond. The anhinga is a water bird that fishes by swimming under water and spearing fish on the end of it’s very sharp bill. This guy caught three or four of these fish before hopping out to dry off his wings.
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Very nice captures Phil. It is great the marsh is providing. Fishing up here has been tough on water birds because of ice. The small minnows and shinners hide under the ice near shore.
I have not seen any birds like ospreys plucking big fish out of the marsh pond area, I’m wondering if the cold winter we had cut down on the fish population and it’s mostly only the smaller and new hatches left now.
I like the colour of the beak and the fish contrasting everything else. What’s the next step in eating the fish?
That was a surprisingly colorful fish! These are the birds that flip the fish in mid air to swallow it head first on the way down. In ths case the anhinga did its job but I missed it because I went OOF just at the key moment. I am the worst.
Hey I might have a flower shot for you tomorrow!
Great shots, very detailled.
Thanks Jan.
Fantastic!
Glad you liked them George!
Poor fish but great pictures!
Not a good day at all for our poor fishie friend.
Wow these are fantastic captures Phil.
Thanks I appreciate that very much Edith!
I guess he doesn’t have to learn how to use chopsticks! Wonderful closeups, and the anhinga is so pretty. So is the little fish
. 🙂
He has some very excellent built in chopsticks! They look like a wet cat when they first emerge from the water but then dry out all nice and fluffy. 🙂
Non ho parole, sono troppo belli questi scatti. Wowwwwwwwww e doppio wowwwwwwwwwwww!!
Sono così contento che ti piaccia queste foto Pat!
Those are great pics – I had no idea that Anhingas spearfished liked that. Very graphic! RH
Thanks very much! The anhinga is my favorite bird action to watch and photograph!
Here’s another graphic one:
https://phillanoue.com/anhingas/#jp-carousel-562
And see many more anhinga photos of mine here:
https://phillanoue.com/anhingas/
And here:
https://phillanoue.com/category/anhingas/
Wow! That’s some skill!
These guys are the absolute best at what they do!
Great pics, Phil, but you know what I’m thinking, don’t you? 😕
Oooo yes I sure do Sylvia, especially in that second photo! 😥
😦 😦
Awesome Phil!
Thanks a million Robyn!