Cormorants are much more active swimmers and divers, quickly pursuing larger fish for prey—often ... and metabolism in two Florida diving birds: the anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) and the double ...

Scientific name: Anhinga ... Birds" because of their long, snake-like neck and their habit of swimming with their bodies submerged under the water. They feed on small-to-medium wetland fish ...

Perched on a wooden post, an anhinga bird twists its long, slender neck to preen and clean ... The way they stealthily use their snake-like head above the surface to search for fish before they dive ...