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Secretary's at work

Secretary's at work

Secretarybird and mate on nest at the very top of an a thorny acacia tree.

Secretarybird and mate on nest at the very top of an a thorny acacia tree.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500

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Tanzania

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Jul, 2021

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Wow....fantastic capture!!

Are you sure you and Nina don't work for National Geographic Magazine and just came back from a big assignment?

At the very top....... Do you have wings Mark?

Superb capture, I can throw away my secretarybird captures now.... 😂😂😂

Thanks for joining my July 2021 Collection challenge. I’m half way catching up, the rest of the collections will follow soon. Good luck with your lovely entry.

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That's a great picture of this elusive bird!

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