18 Beautiful Secretary Birds Showing Of Their Incredible Eyelashes

“The challenges of photographing secretary birds are similar to photographing any wildlife,” Connolly said. “They move quickly and getting them sharp and in focus is always a challenge.” The secretary bird looks more like a friendly stork than a bird of prey. These tall birds can measure around 4.5 feet (1.35 m) in height, weigh 7.3 pounds (3.3 kg), and have a wingspan of over 6.5 feet (2 m). The secretary bird has a relatively small head and a hooked beak. The plumage tends to be a light-bluish grey and its face is red. Flight feathers are black and they have black feathers on their thighs and on the back of their heads. Their legs are long and powerful and as mentioned before, are used for dealing with prey. They don’t have grasping toes like other birds of prey, instead, their toes are thick and blunt with short curved talons on the ends.