George Sanker / American darter / Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) with caught fish prey, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Darter / Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) female in water with fish prey in beak. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, November.

Tony Heald / African darter {Anhinga rufa} preening wings, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Tony Heald / African Darter {Anhinga rufa} flying, Chobe NP, Botswana, Africa.

Rolf Nussbaumer / American darter {Anhinga anhinga} adult at nest with fledgling chicks, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Bernard Castelein / Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) male resting. Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Francois Savigny / African darter {Anhinga rufa} perching, Ranthambore NP, India.

David Pattyn / Darters (Anhinga melanogaster) and Little cormorants (Phalacrocorax niger) sitting on a dead tree in a lake, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India

David Pattyn / Darters (Anhinga melanogaster) and Little cormorants (Phalacrocorax niger) sitting on a dead tree in a lake, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India

David Pattyn / Darters (Anhinga melanogaster) and Little cormorants (Phalacrocorax niger) sitting on a dead tree in a lake, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India

MYN / Martin Taylor / South American darter (Characidium sp.) close to Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Laurent Geslin / African darter (Anhinga rufa) in flight calling, Khwai, Okavango Delta, Moremi reserve, Botswana