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Posted by Peter Ireland on Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:52 am

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[font=Verdana, sans-serif]The birds you see on the Giraffe are known as Oxpeckers.They feed on ticks,lice and worms that can be extracted from the fur of domestic cattle,buffalos,giraffes, and large antelopes.They produce a scissoring or pecking motion to collect food from the fur.They also enter the ear of giraffes,to get to the ear wax,yum,yum :) [/font]




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by Carol Clarke on Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:34 am
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A good illustration with nice detail of the ever present oxpeckers feeding. While they do a service in picking off the parasites, unfortunately they also like to feed on cuts and open wounds which can delay the healing process. I have seen them dig quite deep in cuts on hippo hide!
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by Cindy Marple on Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:37 pm
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The long neck provides ample feeding surface for the oxpeckers :) Going for the tighter view gives you a good look at that behavior. If this were mine, I'd crop about half the space above the giraffe's head since it's "empty" and doesn't really add to the composition in my view.
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by Jeff Munoz on Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:17 pm
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Great shot, love the composition, the vegetation at the bottom gives some nice idea about the habitat and habits!
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by Gary Briney on Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:24 pm
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Great behavior shot
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