Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands in Boynton Beach, Florida, is home to Anhingie the Anhinga. Nature Blake, who cares for the animals at the nature center, named the bird “Anhingie.” The official name, Anhinga, has Brazilian origins and means “devil bird.”
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Nature Blake loves having morning conversations with the Anhinga. She refers to the bird as a dinosaur because birds are closely related to dinosaurs in bone structure, although much smaller. The bird doesn’t roar, but it does have a unique croak. Imagine a frog with a sore throat, and that is near the sound these birds make. Listen below.
According to the National Park Service, Anhingas are the most photographed birds in Everglades National Park. They are large waterbirds similar to cormorants. The bird is distinctive for its long, thin neck, thin and pointy bill, and long tail. Because of its long neck and how it swims, the bird is known by the nickname snakebird.
Males are greenish-black, with silver-gray feathers on their upper back and wings. The edges of the wings have white plumes. Females are brown, with lighter coloration on the head and neck. Juveniles look like females until maturity. They are ace flyers and can glide long distances, but are most noticeable for their odd “song.”
Another odd-sounding bird is the American Bittern. This one sounds almost like a cross between a dripping faucet and the glug-glug-glug of someone drowning. Even ornithologists aren’t sure how the bird produces that odd sound.
Nothing beats Middle Schooler Samuel Henderson of Chocktaw, Oklahoma, though. Samuel is autistic and has Tourette’s syndrome, but that hasn’t stopped him from excelling in his exceptional talent. He can perfectly mimic the unique sounds of 50 different bird calls.
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