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KSC-07pd0145
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — This bird seen at NASA's Kennedy Space Center resembles the anhinga that inhabits southern freshwater ponds and swamps. Its long, dagger-shaped, serrated bill is ideally suited for catching fish, which it spears and then flips into the air and gulps down headfirst. It can frequently be seen perched with wings half-open to dry them in the sun since they lack oil glands with which to preen. KSC shares a boundary with the Merritt Island Wildlife Nature Refuge.
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Credit lineKSC-07pd0145. NASA/KSC, 2007-01-19. Public domain. ID: KSC-07pd0145.
