anhinga

It has long been thought they spread their wings like this to dry them, as they are 'wetable.' New studies indicate that anhingas produce very little metabolic heat and they loose heat very easily, especially during the process of drying their feathers. Now it is believed that they adopt their spread-wing stance in order to absorb heat so that they can maintain peak activity. Interesting. I love google.

Travel with Snowbirds Tuesday February 26, 2013, Blue Spring State Park Orange City FL

February 26th 2013
The One about Being Under a Tornado Watch. As I was proofreading this, I realized how wordy I was today. There’s some good stuff, but it’s buried in the words. Sorry. I tried to cut it down; it’s long like the tornado watch was today. Feel my pain. Since I took a 1.5 hour nap yesterday afternoon, it was not easy falling asleep last night. I was still awake at 12:30 and finally came to ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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