The Secretary Bird

The Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a large bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and Savannah of the Sub-Sahara.

Secretary Bird @ Hawk Conservancy - Andover UK.

Got a glimpse of this elegant bird at the "Hawk Conservancy" @ Andover UK; in a spectacular display the bird showed its hunting its prey on foot techniques, while it "Stomped " its prey - this time it was a plastic snake .

The Secretary Bird has been a common feature on postage stamps, mainly African countries (its main home) , but even some countries  where the bird does not occur.

The best stamps issued for the Secretary bird which i like are the Uganda 2012 issues and the WWF issue , which are beautiful .