{"id":17271,"date":"2014-12-05T18:26:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T01:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=17271"},"modified":"2024-08-12T05:24:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:24:50","slug":"an-anhingas-bad-hair-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/12\/05\/an-anhingas-bad-hair-day\/","title":{"rendered":"An Anhinga’s Bad Hair Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Anhinga\u2019sAn Anhinga’s Bad Hair Day – Nikon D70, handheld, f5.6, 1\/30, ISO 200, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

If I were an Anhinga and stretching it even further if I were a male Anhinga this is what I would look like today. A bad hair day? Well, not really but I feel a bit frazzled and this Anhinga looks a bit frazzled too.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/span> good? Yes, I have to believe that.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

This image was taken at Sawgrass Lake Park<\/span><\/a> in Pinellas County, Florida in June of 2007.\u00a0 So long ago.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Anhinga photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If I were an Anhinga and stretching it even further if I were a male Anhinga this is what I would look like today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[326,27,25,2000,883],"tags":[4004,2401,1094,11837,4142,4062,9465,3980,4046,328,2315,9464,4095],"class_list":["post-17271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anhingas","category-avian","category-florida","category-pinellas-county-florida","category-sawgrass-county-park","tag-adult","tag-anhinga","tag-anhinga-anhinga","tag-anhingas","tag-close-up","tag-male","tag-maple-swamp","tag-pinellas-county","tag-portrait","tag-snake-bird","tag-summer-3","tag-swamp","tag-wetlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-male-mia-mcpherson-7833.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-4uz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":109471,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/01\/09\/sawgrass-lake-park-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":17271,"position":0},"title":"Sawgrass Lake Park Photos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 9, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning I am traveling back in time via my archives to revisit Sawgrass Lake Park in Pinellas County, Florida.","rel":"","context":"In "Anhingas"","block_context":{"text":"Anhingas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/cormorants-and-anhingas\/anhingas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Golden morning light at Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56553,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/03\/11\/me-with-an-anhinga-waiting-out-a-storm-plus-the-story-behind-this-image\/","url_meta":{"origin":17271,"position":1},"title":"Me With An Anhinga Waiting Out A Storm Plus The Story Behind This Image","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"March 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The story behind the images I took of the Anhinga waiting out the storm isn't a happy or pleasant one but I still liked the images I took.","rel":"","context":"In "Anhingas"","block_context":{"text":"Anhingas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/cormorants-and-anhingas\/anhingas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Anhinga waiting out a rain storm, Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-rain-storm-mia-mcpherson-7599.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-rain-storm-mia-mcpherson-7599.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-rain-storm-mia-mcpherson-7599.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-rain-storm-mia-mcpherson-7599.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1370,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2010\/11\/17\/anhinga-portraits\/","url_meta":{"origin":17271,"position":2},"title":"Anhinga Portraits","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 17, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Anhingas have always fascinated me. 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