# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_ZPF4I9pe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73499879-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c60ab81d03.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-12-27T15:00:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Legs and lashes. That’s all we’re gonna say. 😍 
 
The secretary bird is an African bird of prey. Its scientific name means “the archer of snakes”, as they like to hunt snakes. It has long legs, that sometimes reach up to 1.3m! 

 
#EarthCapture by jainymariak 
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#bbcearth #amazingphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers #birdsofprey #secretarybird

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## Tags

wildlife, earthlovers, naturelovers, bbcearth, amazinganimals, wildlifephotography, secretarybird, nature, earth, naturephotography, earthcapture, amazingphotography, birdsofprey

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