My first call on the Anhinga came 3 weeks prior to Christmas of 2010, he had material around his beak and could not open his mouth. I tried and tried to get this bird, there very quick and can dive and go under the water and pop up a half mile away. I tried baiting him with fish (cant eat so no go) sat next to him on a sea wall trying to gain his trust for over 45 minutes, then a little girl decided to help(darn kids lol) came running up and there goes the anhinga. I kept getting calls on this bird for weeks, finally got him in my net and as I reach in to get him he flips right out and right back into lake seminole. I screamed in frustration. Knowing this poor dear is slowing dying of starvation. Finally last week I got a call about dark and there he was sitting on a wooden dock on the railing, I knew this was my last shot he would be dead by morning. I walked up slowly hiding my net and as I went for the net he jumped in lake I went right in for him, Tada he swam right into the net. I had him!!!! He was so thin and what was on his beak? A sock, yep a sock. He is slowly gaining weight and hope to release him back to where he came from in the next few weeks. It was a great catch and one I will always remember. God was with me that day.
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