Dark sky.

These birds are anhingas. I was sitting outside late yesterday afternoon watching clouds pass when a flock of about a dozen of these appeared off to the northeast. They circled around long enough for me to get some pictures. Then flew out of sight again. I wonder where they're headed. Unfortunately, the weather being what it was and the anhinga being almost all black, their pictures are just silhouettes.

"A dark body stealthily swims through a lake with only a snakelike head poking above the surface. What may sound like the Loch Ness monster is actually an Anhinga, swimming underwater and stabbing fish with its daggerlike bill. After every dip, it strikes a regal pose on the edges of shallow lakes and ponds, with its silvery wings outstretched and head held high to dry its waterlogged feathers. Once dry, it takes to the sky, soaring high on thermals stretched out like a cross." - allaboutbirds.org

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