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Secretary bird

The secretary bird is a mostly terrestrial bird of prey "with an eagle-like body on crane-like legs that give the bird a height of as much as 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretarybird

The secretary bird's name was inspired by the long, stiff black feathers on the back of its head which look like the quill pens that office workers once kept tucked behind their ears.

Nairobi National Park
Nairobi, Kenya

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15 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful series of bird images Esther.
5 weeks ago

Nicole Merdrignac said:

Excellent . Bon jeudi .
5 weeks ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Remarkable capture!

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5 weeks ago ( translate )

Günter Klaus said:

Wow,das ist ja ein wunderschönes Vogelbild liebe Esther,hast du klasse aufgenommen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Don Sutherland said:

Fantastic capture.
5 weeks ago ( translate )

RHH said:

Spectacular photo of a spectacular bird.
5 weeks ago ( translate )

*Уαɾα said:

That's a superb photo!

I read quite a bit about this bird as a child and was fascinated by it. I didn't know the origin of its name, though. Thanks for the information, Esther.
5 weeks ago

Marije Aguillo said:

Excelente toma
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Stephan Fey said:

A fascinating bird!
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

Wonderful
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Makrofan said:

Tolle Aufnahme!
5 weeks ago ( translate )

J.Garcia said:

Such an original bird, and wonderfully photographed!!!
I didn't know about it.
Thank you so much for sharing and for the information, Esther.
5 weeks ago

Patrick Brandy said:

Quel chance de l'avoir vu et photographier belle journée.
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Jean-Paul said:

He looks like a kings bird :)
great
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Esther said:

Thanks so much for visiting.
5 weeks ago