Passengers by Meisiekind
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I have been scratching around in old files and came across this image I took a long time ago in the Kruger National Park here in SA - still with film. I'm not sure if you can see the passengers on this old giraffe's neck - little red billed oxpeckers. I particularly like the one just behind his ear! :-) They are feasting on parasites!
Thank you for stopping by and for your very valued comments and favs on my last upload "For Diane".
Hugs
Carin xx
Comments (29)
Just love this capture Carin. God Bless.
Lucky giraffe! Must be a bit tricky scratching a neck that long!
Fabulous capture!!!
Yes, I see them and it is a happy giraffe that has those little helpers :-) Wonderful capture indeed :-)
Very interesting image! Wonderful capture! :)
Super shot Carin and well worth delving into the archives for.
Now this is a mighty fine shot, be it an old file or not! Good shot.. Well done Carin, great post! Rob
Very interesting photograph!!! Thank you for the info about the birds!!!
a beautiful animal!!!!!!!! Wonderful shot!!!!!!!
excellent shot !!
Superb shot !!
Just fabulous!!! hugs Jane xx
Very interesting image! Wonderful capture!
I really like giraffes, this is a great photo.
I have never seen one up close, spectacular
GORGEOUS WORK
Wow, wonderful find and shot! I'm sure the giraffe is grateful!
LOL! Around here we just carry a pencil behind our ear but this is truely creative. A marvelous picture. Great catch. I don't suppose it would be possible for the giraffe to scratch himself behing the ear.
Excellent capture, Carin I see them on his neck and head
The little birds are delightful! I'm sure this guy is happy to have them along. What a wonderful capture!
Well, I looked and looked and squinted, but I could detect no oxpecker passengers atop the giraffes neck. Excellent image otherwise, Carin! As long as it puts the giraffe at ease, that's what counts.
Nice find Carin. Those little birds do a real favor for their big friends.
neck massage included;) cool catch Carin! wonderful animal portrait and thank you for background
Awesome capture.
Really an impressive image!!
well, at least they aren't freeloaders :)
Wonderful shot of a very stately animal, and I did not see the birds at first! Thanks for telling us about them!
The first thing I thought when I saw this was: "Ah, the neck-duel champion of 2011," and then I just reeled my thoughts back on track and found the passengers. I have to say that Chicago is really lacking when it comes to intriguing wildlife. Being an urban environment and all, nothing "wild" wants to live here, except for blood-sucking parasitic flies with harpoon mouths, mosquitoes, rats, more rats, a few rats, and the occasional wandering (very lost) coyote; we have nothing like oxpeckers. What a name!!! I imagined them going around pecking oxen, while way up in Denmark, a bunch of crustaceans were going around biting benches. Ah, what a world we live in. It's truly marvelous when you stop and think about it. And this is a truly marvelous shot. The passengers are adorable, and the giraffe is so wonderfully indifferent to them. I'm glad you posted this!
Wonderful capture and cute image. Always love the skin patterns of giraffes. Dana