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Secretary Bird

Sagittarius serpentarius

Description:

The secretarybird or secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey

Habitat:

open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Saharan region.

Notes:

It appears on the coats of arms of Sudan and South Africa.

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5 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 9 years ago

Mine too. They are always moving and difficult to photograph

pamsai
pamsai 9 years ago

Yes Joshua, pretty amazing birds !

Tiz
Tiz 9 years ago

Great moment :)

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

I love the shot of it with the thompson's gazelles!

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

This is one of my favorite birds!

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Mara, Tanzania

Spotted on Apr 20, 2015
Submitted on Apr 20, 2015

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