James Den Ouden, Oxpecker Relationships (ANIMAL & NATURE 2023)

The humble Oxpecker is often overlooked in wildlife photography but appears in several images across a number of animals. It works hard to reduce the incidence of ticks and in keeping some wounds clean. Whilst only small by scale in comparison to its hosts it can make for worthy environmental photograph in its own right.

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