Secretary bird ........

Khasia wanted to know how it got this name.
The bird gets its name from the crest of long feathers, that look like the quill pens 19th century office workers used to tuck behind their ears.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

A very fitting name! Great capture! FAV!

[Kahsia]

A very cooperative bird. Thanks for the info and good photo.

[PhylM-S]

Beautiful. It's as if she was posing demurely... lovely.

[Babs]

Fabulous, fav.

[gloria jones]

Excellent close up, details

[Lynda McG]

Brilliant

[Phil Sandford]

What a fabulous looking bird. Amazing plummage

[Pam Knowler]

Such a fabulous looking bird! Fav!

[Joan Robillard]

I have known some some secretaries with eye makeup like this. Oh my bad.

[sally agnew]

Thanks for sharing this remarkable looking bird :)

[Margo]

I also asked that question. Now I understand. Thankyou for telling us

[Valerie Chesney]

An amazing bird, so very different & so colourful...what huge eyelashes...

[Helen Sanderson]

great shot of the secretary bird

[Merrelyn]

Now the name makes sense, lovely detail and those eyelashes are fabulous :)

[Lou Ann]

Great to know the meaning of their name. Those eyelashes! A great closeup!

[Rosie Kind]

Great close up Fav

[Suzanne]

They are rather fabulous

[Henri Russell]

Very interesting. Such a strange bird.

[Carole Sandford]

How interesting !

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

When I saw this bird's head and before I saw your name, I knew it was you who took the shot! I am getting to know you ...nice image.

[Rick]

Interesting looking bird. Great shot.

[Diana]

@skipt07 @moonmtn @elatedpixie @onewing @seattlite @lyndamcg @phil_sandford @pamknowler @joansmor @hermann @777margo @happysnaps @hrs @merrelyn @louannwarren @rosiekind @suzanne234 @henrir @carole_sandford @ggshearron @rickster549 Thanks for the lovely comments, fav's and putting it on the PP. I appreciate it very much :-)

[CC Folk]

Adorable and interesting bird! Fav.

[Diana]

@gardenfolk Thanks so much :-)

[tony gig]

Fabulous bird and shot...Fav

[Diana]

@tonygig Thanks so much Tony :-)