Anhinga at Florida

Florida's low-lying peninsula, laced with freshwater marshes and cypress swamp, gives the Anhinga plenty of quiet water to hunt and perch, wings often held open to dry in classic fashion. April light on these wetlands makes for strong contrast between the bird's dark plumage and its watery surrounds. Travellers joining the Florida Ospreys holiday should keep a lens ready at the marsh edges, where Anhinga sightings are a natural complement to the trip's namesake raptors. Patience near still water is usually all that's needed here.