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| We saw this bird in New Port Richey, Florida. This is an adult female. It is a large, slender, longtailed waterbird. He has a long snakelike neck and long, thin, sharply pointed bill. He will hold out wings helping the feathers to dry. |
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| The bill is mostly orange. The tail, body and wings are blackish. |
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| Just before breeding, whitish plumes grow on head and neck of both sexes. |
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| They live on lakes, ponds and slow-moving rivers, and brackish bays. |
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