These sporty birds are Yellow Billed Oxpeckers that I photographed in the south-west Serengeti. Oxpeckers have a voluntary symbiotic relationship with some savanna animals and spend much of their time perched on giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, hippo, cape buffalo, and other savanna mammals. Non-mating birds sometimes even live and sleep on a host animal for extended periods. Oxpeckers feed on ticks, flies, and parasites, so both animals benefit from the relationship.
Water tonight
Some landscapes tonight.
I thought I would do a few wildlife photographs tonight.
1) Spinner Dolphin, Kauai Hawaii
2) Vulture, California coast
3) Black Rhinoceros, Ngorongoro, Tanzania
4) Harbor Seal Pup, Point Lobos, California
5) Galapagos Shark, North Shore, Oahu
Some macros tonight.
Just a random selection of photos tonight.
Some interesting textures and colors in fungus tonight. I’m not sure of the specific types, but I photographed them in several states. I like the dichotomy of how delicate they are, and yet, I have seen them push up through asphalt pavement.
We took a quick trip to Death Valley this week to check on the wildflowers. This winter, the area got significant rain for the first time since 2005, so we were hoping for some nice color. We noted some small patches of purple and white along the way, but there was mostly large areas of Desert Gold stretching across the valley floor up to the base of the mountains. It was quite nice.
Michael Fuchs Photography 