Photo of the Day

Oxpecker bird and zebra
May 3, 2011

Oxpecker and Zebra, South Africa

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Adventure Photos

I took this picture on a gray and rainy day in Kruger National Park, South Africa, in 2008. I was taking pictures of the oxpecker sitting on the zebra, but the oxpecker flew down on the ground instead, making it a better picture.

(This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)


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Photograph by Magnus J. K. Elmgren, My Shot
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