Anhinga
by Barry Kent MacKay
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$3,000
Dimensions
36.000 x 48.000 x 0.250 inches
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Title
Anhinga
Artist
Barry Kent MacKay
Medium
Painting - Oil On Birch Panel
Description
The Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) is a favourite bird of mine. It was also a favourite bird of my mother, Phylis E. MacKay (1920 – 2005) and I have dedicated this painting of a pair of Anhingas, to her memory. The name, Anhinga, derives from the aboriginal Tupi language of Brazil and apparently means “snake bird”, also a colloquial English name that references the very snake-like appearance of the head and neck showing above water. Their long tail is thought by some to resemble the tail of a turkey, giving the species another colloquial name, water turkey. Their plumage, like that of cormorants, is not particularly waterproof and they often swim with their bodies just below the surface, so only the narrow head and long, superficially serpentine neck show above the surface. They also have denser bones than most birds, lack external nostrils and have all four toes joined by webbing. These features all facilitate underwater swimming. After swimming, they, also like cormorants, will often perch with wings held open, to dry. This oil painting on a birch panel is approximately life-size and shows the female, above, the male below. The painting is 48 by 36 inches. $3000.00.
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