secretary bird

Secretary birds will stay close to their mate even if their chick has already left.

The genus name refers to the bird's resemblance to the living Secretary bird.

The secretary bird is characterised in flight, the natural consequence of growth and speed.

An old man who walked like the secretary bird when it hunts for locusts in the grass.

At that distance he looked like a secretary bird hunting for serpents and rodents.

Standing up, the Secretary Bird is nearly 4.5 feet (1.3 m) tall.

Bird species recorded are more than 500, which include ostrich and secretary bird.

Secretary birds promenading with great deliberation, as if walking barefoot on hot asphalt.

The snake-hunting secretary bird of Africa, or the cassowary.

Would you believe the secretary bird has been re-named the long-legged land eagle?"

The distinctive head feathers of the secretary bird crown a strong and vigilant head.

On page 190, the closest living relative to Phorusrhacos is said to be the secretary bird.

As a population, the Secretary Bird is mainly threatened by loss of habitat and deforestation.

The secretary bird stands with its wings uplifted in a regal and uprising gesture.

The Secretary Bird is a terrestrial bird of prey.

Here, for the first time, I saw the secretary bird, known to the Arabs as the "Devil's horse."

Secretary Bird flight feathers and thighs are black, while most of the coverts are grey with some being white.

The secretary bird is placed above the protea and the flower forms the chest of the bird.

"Thank you, my little secretary bird.

Ecologically they are the South American counterpart of the Secretary Bird.

This species is preyed upon by birds of prey, especially snake eagles and secretary birds.

Dual symbols of defence and authority, they in turn represent the powerful legs of the secretary bird.

The arms of Sudan depict a Secretary Bird bearing a traditional shield.

Secretary Birds associate in monogamous pairs.

The coat of arms, adopted in 2000, has human figures symbolizing unity and the secretary bird, which symbolizes growth and power.