Secretary bird / Sekretarisvoël
Sagittarius serpentarius

Nest in tree - The nest is a large platform of sticks placed just below the top of a small, often isolated   tree or bush.

Bird on nest

03-08-1989
Number of eggs laid is usually two but quite often 3 are laid in spring.

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13-09-1989

25-09-1989
Incubation by both sexes, 42-46 days

12-10-1989

27-10-1989

15-11-1989
Nestling period 83-100 days in South Africa