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Snake Eater Secretary bird is possibly the most famous bird of the African plains. Hunts almost exclusively on reptiles, hence it's scientific latin name...  Africa,Geotagged,Kenya,Masai Mara,Sagittarius serpentarius,Secretary Bird,hunter,snake Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Snake Eater

Secretary bird is possibly the most famous bird of the African plains. Hunts almost exclusively on reptiles, hence it's scientific latin name...

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  1. Wow, you actually caught it in the act, that's brilliant! Posted 10 years ago
    1. Thanks a lot : ) Posted 10 years ago

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The Secretarybird or Secretary Bird is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Sahara. Although a member of the order Accipitriformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards, vultures, and harriers, it is given its own family, Sagittariidae.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by burak_dogansoysal
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Uploaded Jan 2, 2015. Captured Aug 18, 2009 10:54 in Maasai Mara National Reserve, C12, Kenya.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO200
  • 400mm