The thing I like most about anhingas is their long pointy bill. It’s somewhat stabby looking, possibly because it is built ...

These health issues could also lead to changes in how carotenoids—plant-based pigments that turn feathers red, orange, and yellow—are expressed. Although this alternative theory is plausible, ...

With dark glossy wings and a neck like a serpent, a tropical anhinga has made Boulder its new perch.

An anhinga, a tropical bird rarely seen in Colorado, is taking a vacation at a private Boulder County pond to the delight of Denver-area birdwatchers.

The anhinga was not on it.” The last documented anhinga sighting was at Barr Lake State Park on May 3, 2003, according to the group’s Colorado Bird Records Committee. Before that, the anhinga was seen ...

An anhinga sits on the limb of a dead tree in a pond along North 95th street in Boulder County near Lafayette on June 11, 2025. The anhinga, sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or ...

Bird watchers look for an anhinga that has been spotted in ponds along North 95th street in Boulder County near Lafayette on June 10, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ...

This is Winfield Scott, who went by the nickname “Old Fuss and Feathers.” Scott was born on June 13, 1786, near Petersburg, Virginia. The son of Revolutionary War veteran William Scott and Ann Mason, ...

An anhinga dries its feathers in the sun at the PGA National gold course during the first round of the Honda Classic golf tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Thursday, March 1, 2012.

An anhinga dries its feathers in the sun at the PGA National gold course during the first round of the Honda Classic golf tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Thursday, March 1, 2012.

Feather keratin is an underappreciated protein resource of high quality, with limited bioavailability, and it urgently requires eco-friendly methods to enhance its value. Here, we report on the ...