Anhinga with Bullhead: Shark Valley, Everglades NP

With as many Anhingas (Anhingi?) as we saw in the Everglades, and given that Anhingas are always on the hunt, it was just about inevitable that we would find an Anhinga with prey. This is apparently an invasive fish of the Bullhead variety. Like the Cormorant, the Anhinga spears its prey with that long sharp beak, and then beats it to submission on the branches of its perch, before maneuvering it lengthwise and swallowing it whole. It was still in the beating it to submission stage here. I have video to prove it 🙂

Sony HX400V at about 750mm equivalent field of view. 1/640th @ ISO 640 @ f5.6. Processed in Lightroom on my Surface Pro 3 tablet.