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Like a witch on halloween!
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Started conversation Jul 12, 2020
Or a crow with a long neck. I can imagine seeing one flying on Halloween night, and thinking it's a small witch. 
It gets around, but probably not as far North as Boston. 
Like a witch on halloween!
Phred Firecloud Posted Jul 12, 2020
Your impression is apparently shared by Brazilian indigenous people.
According to Wiki _"The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snakebird. The origin of the name snakebird is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak".
Like a witch on halloween!
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jul 13, 2020
If I were a fish, I'd be afraid.
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