We saw two species of giraffe on our recent trip. Reticulated giraffes live in the north of Kenya, while Masai giraffes inhabit the savanna grasslands of the south. And where there’s a giraffe, there’s usually an oxpecker or two. In this case, a yellow-billed oxpecker, along for the ride — and a few ticks. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1100, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
Nature is weird man. If giraffes have oxpeckers do Ox’s have giraffe-peckers? That’s got to make for some awkward glances in the ol’ Masai Mara locker room, no?
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We saw two species of giraffe on our recent trip. Reticulated giraffes live in the north of Kenya, while Masai giraffes inhabit the savanna grasslands of the south. And where there’s a giraffe, there’s usually an oxpecker or two. In this case, a yellow-billed oxpecker, along for the ride — and a few ticks. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1100, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
Nice & I bet that was a tasty tick!
Ha, the giraffes always seem to have an oxpecker or two along for the ride.
Nature is weird man. If giraffes have oxpeckers do Ox’s have giraffe-peckers? That’s got to make for some awkward glances in the ol’ Masai Mara locker room, no?
Amazing capture.