When I first got interested in birds some fifty or more years ago, like everyone else i had my Perdersen field guide and was always fascinated by the couple of plates labeled “Florida Specialities.” Perhaps chief speciality among these was the anhinga (Anhinga anhinga). Admittedly this “snake bird,” much like a cormorrant, has been reported as far north as Wisconsin, Pennsylvannia, and New York. It is a star in the everglades where it can often be found lazily spreading and drying its wings in the sunshine. Here is my favorite capture of the trip photographed on a rainy day in the Everglades at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge.