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Sagittarius serpentar
The Secretary Bird is instantly recognizable as having an eagle-like body on crane-like legs which increases the bird’s height to around 4 ft tall. This 4.5 ft long bird has an eagle-like head with a hooked bill, but has rounded wings with a wingspan of over 6.6 ft. Due to its long legs and long tail, it is both longer and taller than any other diurnal raptor.
Secretary birds are very adept at killing snakes.
Spotted on Oct 29, 2008
Submitted on Sep 7, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks Ietermagog!
Pretty sure these were males fighting for the attention of a female that was close by - totally ignoring both of them!
What a sighting!