21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Darter The Big Waterbird

Lovely photo shows big waterbird Darter with open wings and long neck bent artistically.Due to snake like neck it is also called Snake bird.It is showing all its body characters nicely near the wetland in which it usually catches water creatures.Spreads wings after each dive to dry like this.

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Date Taken: 02.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Bharatpur, India
Copyright: © subhash purohit