Secretary Bird Photograph by John Telfer

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Secretary Bird

by John Telfer

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Title

Secretary Bird

Artist

John Telfer

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

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While visiting the San Diego Zoo I came across an animal I had never heard of or seen before, it was called a Secretary Bird, it supposedly got its name from the 1800's when secretaries in England where mostly men who wore black knickers and long black coats, which looked just like the Secretary Bird. The Secretary Bird is a very tall bird standing upwards of four feet tall and it can run quickly across the tall grasses to capture its prey or fly down upon them. I t has extremely long legs for its running power and when it is flying the legs lay stray back behind the Secretary Bird's black tail feathers. For more information this interesting bird please feel free to read below;
The secretary bird�s English name was once thought to come from the 1800s, when Europeans first spotted these birds. Back then, male secretaries wore gray tailcoats and dark knee-length pants. They also used goose-quill pens that they carried behind their ears. This long-legged bird shares many of these same physical features: long, dark quills at the back of the head; long, gray wing and tail feathers that resemble a tailcoat; and black feathers that go midway down the legs like short pants. It's fun to imagine how the two "secretaries"
Secretary birds are distantly related to buzzards, vultures, harriers, and kites. But unlike their raptor cousins, secretary birds spend most of their time on the ground. Native to Africa, they are found south of the Sahara Desert, from Senegal east to Somalia and south to South Africa. Standing over four feet tall, the elegant birds cruise through grasses on long legs while looking for a bite to eat. Secretary birds prefer savannas with scattered acacia trees and short grasses where they can easily see while strolling.
But can they fly? Of course! They may spend their days on the ground, but secretary birds are good fliers and nest and roost high up in acacia trees at night. In flight, their long legs trail behind them in the air.
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