Secretary Birds of Africa | Nature (VIDEO)
The Secretary Bird, or Sagittarius serpentarius, is an outlandish bird that lives in the Shaba Reserve of northern Kenya.
Despite their appearance, these are birds of prey and they are very specialized hunters.
Rain is scarce in Shaba, but when it does come the savannah is quickly transformed. What was yellow turns green and there is much to be done. The first thing is to gather building materials for a new home.
These elegant birds will gather sticks to build their nests…While they do work together, gathering materials is primarily the male’s responsibility.
He collects them and carries them over… and she very lovingly arranges them.
It’s mating season, and time to turn on the charm. Soaring high in undulating flight, the male and the female capture each other’s hearts. They build an enormous nest high in an Acacia tree. Anyone can see how they go about this, but they are more reserved about doing their thing. No one has ever seen them in the act of mating.
What we do know is that the female lays no more than three eggs and if all three of them hatch it will be a big family of secretaries.
And if they’re going to raise healthy offspring they will need nourishment. Hunting insects together is a pleasant activity for the couple, but as birds of prey they won’t pass up a small feline or careless rodent that crosses their path.
This plumed glider knows very well what he is looking for. The savannah is a virtual supermarket.
Peck on, and don’t forget to do your exercises…
There’s room for everyone. The kite is a “cousin” of the secretary bird, a small but muscular relative who needs no invitation to sit himself down at the table.
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THAT TREE IS NOT AN ACACIA…
Another lazy documentary maker who didn't put any effort into researching the bird.
These are the true Terror Birds 😂
I can google "Secretary bird mating" and every single zoo on the internet has details for how and when reproduction occurs. This documentary is poorly researched.
I’m here because of the meme i saw on twitter
secretary birds my favorite bird of prey i enjoyed this video a lot!
That bitch look like it got TEA!
Dinosaurs
This bird would make a great model for Region bird for a future Pokémon generation if u think so let me know please! Plus it can attack snakes so it in the Pokémon world would be a great predator to snake Pokémon lol totally perfect just what would the first two stages look like oh well let me know if u think this bird makes a great bird Pokémon!
"Is this a Blaziken-??"
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They look like terror birds.
Don't believe in beautiful things because they can give you death at any time
I gonna refer them as a secretary in my office.
Is there a CEO bird?
Watched a different documentary where they said that brib dont have other relatives.
#keepemkicking
must need a lot of leggings beautiful birds of prey a heron eith a lotbof dinosaur power
the female must be the assistant secretary to the chief executive secretary.
WTF?? i came here to see them stomp on snakes…
That bird didn’t skip leg day