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Photography Creatures posted on Jul 02, 2008
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Description


This Secretary Bird was looking up to a rubber snake that had been thrown up into the air for him to do his party piece of kicking it to death.. The Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannas of the sub-Sahara. Although a member of the order Falconiformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards, vultures, and harriers, it is so distinctive that it was given its own family, Sagittariidae. Which is earlier than other birds of prey in Emergence apart from the Vultures. It enjoys a certain fame in Africa, specifically Sudan and South Africa, serving as a prominent emblem on both nations' coats of arms. And I am sure the birds amazing ability to kill snakes may also endear them to many. Showing the feather crest. The Secretary Bird is instantly recognizable as having an eagle-like body on crane-like legs which increases the birds height to around 1.3 m (4 ft) tall. This 140 cm (4.5 ft) long bird has an eagle-like head with a hooked bill, but has rounded wings. Body weight averages at about 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) and the wingspan is over 2 m (6.6 ft). Thanks for taking time to view and any comments you care to make

Comments (71)


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NightGallery

10:02PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Never even heard of it before. Really nice shot. And I love the info you throw up on your posts as well. Thanks for the effort.

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rawdodb

8:45AM | Fri, 04 July 2008

Gorgeous shot!! Beautiful Dissertation.. I Really like the facts on the subject that you include with your Gorgeous photography... Excellent !!!!!!!!

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Iceshark39

5:06PM | Fri, 04 July 2008

Stunning capture and what great information!

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MOODYBLUE92954

1:16AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

GREAT PIC AND INFO. WELL DONE

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busi2ness

12:17PM | Tue, 08 July 2008

You had a huge privilege to watch this bird act out it's natural behavior. Excellent detailed close up.

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NekhbetSun

8:33AM | Mon, 14 July 2008

Awesome !

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Romia

3:16AM | Tue, 15 July 2008

Great expression of a beautiful bird.

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mps

10:03PM | Mon, 21 July 2008

They are neat birds. It's like Mother Nature had a little bit of both types of birds left over and decided to put them together and see how it went. :)

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Sans2012

8:40AM | Wed, 27 August 2008

This is a really amazing capture - unique for sure Really nice Danny:)

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iaacf

2:38PM | Mon, 09 February 2009

Hehe.. I like the title.. also a beauty this is.

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morganahope

7:50AM | Fri, 29 July 2016

wonderful shot !!!


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Photograph Details
F Numberf/10.0
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed1/800
ISO Speed500
Focal Length400

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