When a client messaged me about making a bespoke piece as a gift for her partner—a secretary bird—my first thought was, "What on earth is a secretary bird?" Well, it turns out these things are actually bloody awesome! 😮
The secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is native to African grasslands and can hunt down and kill venomous snakes by stomping on them with its hugely powerful legs and razor-sharp talons.
It’s one of the few raptors in the world that hunts on the ground, and its legs...
