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Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

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Oriental darter

© Bernard Castelein / naturepl.com
Oriental darter perched on branch

© Bernard Castelein / naturepl.com
Oriental darter flying above water

© Sameer Shah
Oriental darter about to take off from water

© Sanjoy Adak
Oriental darter taking off from water

© Sanjoy Adak
Oriental darter, about to take off

© Ajit K. Huilgol
Oriental darter in flight

© Lip Kee Yap
Oriental darter in flight, gliding

© Sameer Shah
Oriental darter swallowing fish

© Ashish Parmar
Oriental darter catching fish

© Ashish Parmar
Oriental darter feeding on fish

© Ashish Parmar
Oriental darter feeding on catfish

© Jayanth Sharma
Oriental darter preening

© Mihir Hedavkar
Oriental darter removing excess water from wings

© Anthony Mak
Oriental darter preening

© Niranjan Sant
Oriental darter drying wings

© Kenneth Day / gettyimages.com
Oriental darter drying wings in the sun

© Ajit K. Huilgol
Oriental darter rubbing bill over preen gland

© Niranjan Sant
Oriental darter drying wings and preening

© Bernard Castelein / naturepl.com
Oriental darter taking air in and vibrating skin around bill

© Sameer Shah
Male Oriental darter displaying

© William S. Clark / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Oriental darter drying wings near grey heron

© Sameer Shah
Oriental darter with black headed ibis and large egret

© Shashank Jain

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