3rd Place winner
Cape Buffalo with Oxpecker
DESCRIPTION
I was photographing a breeding herd of Cape buffalo when I quickly became fascinated with the active Yellow-billed Oxpecker flying on and around all the Buffalo. The challenge began to capture one in focus as it came in for a landing. The Yellow-billed Oxpecker is native to Africa and will perch on Cape buffalo as well as other mammals to eat the ticks and other parasites found on the animals. AUTHOR
Barbara Fleming is an international award winning wildlife photographer who has traveled extensively throughout the Serengeti ecosystem for over ten years with additional experience in Rwanda. She has also photographed in the southern part of Africa including Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa over the last four years. She uses her undergraduate studies in anthropology, primatology and psychology as well as her field experience to help her understand and photograph wildlife and their complex behavior. 