Must Come Down by danob
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Description
This Secretary Bird was looking up to a rubber snake that had been thrown up into the air
for him to do his party piece of kicking it to death..
The Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannas of the sub-Sahara.
Although a member of the order Falconiformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards, vultures, and harriers, it is so distinctive that it was given its own family, Sagittariidae. Which is earlier than other birds of prey in Emergence apart from the Vultures.
It enjoys a certain fame in Africa, specifically Sudan and South Africa, serving as a prominent emblem on both nations' coats of arms. And I am sure the birds amazing ability to kill snakes may also endear them to many.
Showing the feather crest. The Secretary Bird is instantly recognizable as having an eagle-like body on crane-like legs which increases the birds height to around 1.3 m (4 ft) tall. This 140 cm (4.5 ft) long bird has an eagle-like head with a hooked bill, but has rounded wings. Body weight averages at about 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) and the wingspan is over 2 m (6.6 ft).
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Comments (71)
nice mood, great composition
What a funny bird!!! Amazing portrait!!!
Excellent capture my friend.I tried to capture it in pilansberg,but my picture is not of good qaulity.
I've always loved the Secretary Bird, excellent capture.
Very beautiful!! Splendid capture!!
Such marvelous gold beak... I want the same! lol! Excellent Danny!
...immer meine ich Du kannst Deine Fotos nicht toppen - aber es geht! Wunderbares Vogel-Foto! Hervorragend !!!!!!!!
Superb capture Danny, those eyes look as sharp as that beak. The expression of concentration is fantastic, as is the detail in the whole of the face. I have seen this bird before in documentries showing it during a kill, I would hate to be a snake with one of these close by. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
A funny little fellow, great image!!
This is an excellent image. 5+.
Fantastic and impressive shot my friend, wonderful detail.....!!!!!
Outstanding image!
Fantastic shot!
perfect image, great shot.
Stunning Danny - what a great image! :)
I am into locking out the occult doubling of expectation to a singular one. Snakes that rise again as a flaming flying cockatrice are especially troubling. Can the secretary inform me of the minutes of the last meeting?
excellent !!
superb
You couldn't catch the detail and perfect lighting any better than this Danny. What a great bird, killing snakes and held in high esteem on coats of Arms! Wow very impressive!
this is a real cracker, what an awesome details
I knew this was yours :) Beautiful Danny!
An amazing facial expression with those eyes. Super image Danny!
Marvellous and funny!
What a character! That is so unusual! So intent and so fixed and yet, so strange. magnificent.
Fantastic work! Very well done! 5
It is really funny and so gorgeous at the same time ;O)
lot of detail here
Oh my - have never heard of this bird. Fantastic capture!
Hello my dear friend,What a beautiful and excelent photography,Super Wonderful!!! Congratulations!!! A million stars ************ Thanks you very much for you comments. Have a marvelous Wednesday.Luminous blessings.Ludy.
A curious looking bird. I've only seen them on NatGeo and they have always fascinated me. Interesting info.