19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Buffalo and Oxpecker
An annoyed-looking African buffalo (to be fair, they pretty much always look annoyed) gets his ear cleaned by a red-billed oxpecker. These ubiquitous little birds spend their days eating parasites from the ears and coats of mammals including buffalo, zebra, and giraffes.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2019 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
| Photo Location: | Mpumalanga province, South Africa |
| Camera: | X-H1 |
| Copyright: | © Sam Gulino |