Secretary bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, roosting in a camel thorn tree in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park,

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Secretary bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, roosting in a camel thorn tree in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park in South Africa and Botswana. It has loose black feathers behind its head that look like quills that were earlier used as pens. It walks through savannah grassland looking for insects, lizards, rodents and snakes, but it roosts in the tops of trees.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park South Africa and Botswana
Photo credit: © Awie Badenhorst / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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