Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga leucogaster) drying wings on bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) stump in Atchafalaya Swamp, with shrub growing in the old tree

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Atchafalaya Swamp is the largest wetland in the United States. GW3C5C, another version of this image has been digitally altered to removed white bird droppings

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Size: 3030px × 2020px
Location: Atchafalaya Swamp, Louisiana, USA
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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