Oxpeckers can be found on most of the large mammals of sub-Sahara Africa including elephants, rhinos, giraffes, buffalo, and in this case, zebras. They mostly eat ticks off the backs of their hosts, but sometimes they move in for a delicious bite of earwax. This zebra/oxpecker combo were photographed early one morning in the Okavango Delta of Botswana.
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Oxpeckers can be found on most of the large mammals of sub-Sahara Africa including elephants, rhinos, giraffes, buffalo, and in this case, zebras. They mostly eat ticks off the backs of their hosts, but sometimes they move in for a delicious bite of earwax. This zebra/oxpecker combo were photographed early one morning in the Okavango Delta of Botswana.
I think you just made our cousin Cristin very happy with the Zebra shot.
Never tire of looking at a zebra. Such a fascinating animal, love the close-up. Oh, the bird’s cool too.
It’s so beautiful. Looks like the bird is a hair accessory. Feathers are so in.