![The fish have no chance... This brutal combination of fishing birds makes me feel sorry for the fish in the reservoir. <br />
[left] Snake neck darter : <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/28185/the_neck_snakes_out_of_the_water.html" title="The neck snakes out of the water..."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2233/28185_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iYpN%2BdBUx2xzLpif%2BxuGxKJNA%2Bk%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="The neck snakes out of the water... The body being buoyant below the water level and the slender neck combination earns this bird the name "the snake bird"... it is easy to see why! :) 2015,5D mkIII,Anhinga melanogaster,Geotagged,India,Jenifer Clark,John Rowell,Karnataka,Nagarhole National Park,Nagarhole Tiger Reserve,National Park,Oriental darter,Spring,Tiger Reserve,adhocphotographer,asia,copyright" /></a></figure><br />
[Middle] Purple heron : <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/26498/standing_tall.html" title="Standing tall"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2233/26498_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=zxjndSCiLW7JdJRvUZIQHLKutLA%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Standing tall A purple heron stands upon the banks of the mangrove on the look out for prey! Ardea purpurea,Geotagged,India,John Rowell,Odisha,Orissa,Purple Heron,Wildlife,Winter,adhocphotographer,bhitarkanika" /></a></figure><br />
[Right] Great cormorants (juvenile): <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/26149/the_king_of_fishers.html" title="The king of fishers"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2233/26149_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=8d2O7iqoJIa8dAAXNx2Qfjd6BOE%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="The king of fishers There are some many of these guys, but i still love it when i can get close for a portrait! Fall,Geotagged,Great Cormorant,India,Phalacrocorax carbo" /></a></figure> 2015,5D mkIII,Anhinga melanogaster,Ardea purpurea,Geotagged,Great Cormorant,India,Jenifer Clark,John Rowell,Karnataka,Nagarhole National Park,Nagarhole Tiger Reserve,National Park,Oriental darter,Phalacrocorax carbo,Purple Heron,Spring,Tiger Reserve,adhocphotographer,asia](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2233/28301_medium.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=wjkzc4LC3PqA9p6jCVvXuz2O7Yo%3D)
The Oriental darter or Indian darter is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water.
Similar species: Sulids
By JohnR
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Uploaded Apr 16, 2015. Captured Apr 4, 2015 15:37 in State Highway 33, Nuralakuppe, Karnataka 571114, India.
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