‘A Nice Symbiotic Relationship’: Photographer Snaps Red-Billed Oxpecker Lands on an African Buffalo’s Face to Drink Water

‘A Nice Symbiotic Relationship’: Photographer Snaps Red-Billed Oxpecker Lands on an African Buffalo’s Face to Drink Water
Courtesy of Clint Ralph Photography
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A wildlife photographer who likes to “think outside the camera” was in the right place at the right time when he snapped an amazing shot of a red-billed oxpecker bird landing on a buffalo’s face to drink water at an African lakeside.

Clint Ralph, 60, lives in Pretoria, South Africa, where he owns a waste management and recycling company. An established wildlife photographer, he also runs a safari company to share his knowledge in the field with other budding photographers.