Oxpecker Has a Really Big Job by taffy

Oxpecker Has a Really Big Job

This little bird (often with other oxpeckers helping) eats the bugs that would otherwise be an annoyance to the many large animals on the Masai Mara. I saw them on water buffalo and giraffes throughout our time there. In this image you can see all the little insects it has to eat!
a big job but a good feed hahahaha
November 2nd, 2022  
Great capture
November 2nd, 2022  
What an awesome shot, with the cloud of bugs and the oxpecker in mid-peck. The water buffalo has a very soulful face.
November 2nd, 2022  
Great shot. Looks like the Ox could use a whole lot more of the birds around.
November 2nd, 2022  
Terrific shot of both of them
November 2nd, 2022  
❤️❤️❤️
November 2nd, 2022  
Wow great shot. He has quite a collection of bugs to feast on here.
November 2nd, 2022  
Terrific shot
November 2nd, 2022  
What a sharp shot! Poor ox with all those bugs.
November 2nd, 2022  
Terrific shot. Thanks for the info too!
November 2nd, 2022  
Such a fabulous shot, a win win situation for all.
November 2nd, 2022  
it certainly has its work cut out. Lovely shot of this.
November 2nd, 2022  
Brill. No slacking now!
November 2nd, 2022  
My goodness! That little oxpecker won't run out of food for a while...What a terrific image.
November 2nd, 2022  
Wow, what a great shot with all those insects buzzing around too!
November 2nd, 2022  
You see something like this with the wild horses at Assateague island.
November 2nd, 2022  
Great capture of the buffalo, super focus
November 2nd, 2022  
All round great shot, right down to capturing the swarm of flies!! fav
November 2nd, 2022  
Great capture. Just helping each other out.
November 2nd, 2022  
What an exciting adventure this must be! Fabulous capture of this stunning bull. And the little bird looks cute too. Fav.
November 2nd, 2022  
The birds should be fat! Great capture.
November 2nd, 2022  
love it
November 2nd, 2022  
Great capture that tells a story.
November 2nd, 2022  
Such an amazing capture, the little ox pecker has a big feast to look forward to while the ox looks so complacent! - fav
November 2nd, 2022  
Great helpers and surely a win-win. Love the light in the eyes of the water buffalo too.
November 2nd, 2022  
Wow...Stellar close up to see that face and horns
November 2nd, 2022  
So many bugs!
November 2nd, 2022  
I think he needs some help.
November 2nd, 2022  
Great capture.Fav😊
November 2nd, 2022  
Amazing capture, the little fella is so cute
November 2nd, 2022  
A typical symbiotic relationship! Fav.
November 2nd, 2022  
Beautiful capture.
November 2nd, 2022  
Great shot
November 2nd, 2022  
Oh wow what a great close up!
November 2nd, 2022  
OMGoodness so many little bugs. I hope the Oxpecker has friends. Did the bugs swarm around you?
November 3rd, 2022  
All those bugs! Can almost hear them swarm
November 3rd, 2022  
Wow - everything about this shot is amazing.
November 3rd, 2022  
Fabulous shot
November 3rd, 2022  
What a truly stunning photo of this incredible water buffalo! The "meal" he carries is a spread "fit for a king"...what a marvelous symbiotic relationship!
November 7th, 2022  
@ljmanning I also see the face you were writing about, but, along with hippos, I believe they're two of the most dangerous animals in the world!
November 7th, 2022  
Wow, this is insane
November 8th, 2022  
Stunning capture! So powerful.
November 10th, 2022  
It’s great to see wildlife working together
November 13th, 2022  
How neat to see the bugs! Great expression on the water buffalo's face.
November 14th, 2022  
wow, more bird please, Amazing details.
November 20th, 2022  
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