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Secretary Bird, crazy feathers revealed A look at the back of the head of a Secretary Bird, which reveals long feathers so typical for its appearance. Beekse bergen,Sagittarius serpentarius,Secretary Bird Click/tap to enlarge

Secretary Bird, crazy feathers revealed

A look at the back of the head of a Secretary Bird, which reveals long feathers so typical for its appearance.

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    Secretary Bird, a bird of beauty and terror The Secretary Bird is remarkeable in many ways. Its appearence is a bit unusual as it seems like a hybird between an eagle and a crane bird. It's hunting skills are diverse and brutal, and range from ambushing prey, crushing their backs, dropping them from great heights and swallowing them whole and alive. Some scientists believe their aggresive yet creative behavior resembles that of terror birds: raptor-like half-birds from the dinosaur age. Beekse Bergen,Sagittarius serpentarius,Secretary Bird
     Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago

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The Secretary Bird

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.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO640
  • 500mm