With poaching still an enormous concern in South Africa it was wonderful to enjoy a couple of great sightings of white rhinos during our 2024 Manyeleti Magic photographic safari in June.
White Rhino
White rhinos
White Rhino cow and calf
White Rhino
Invariably the rhinos we saw were accompanied by both red- and yellow-billed oxpeckers that were not at all shy about the intimate spaces they were inspecting for ticks!
Red-billed Oxpecker inspecting a White Rhino’s ear
Red-billed Oxpecker diving into a White Rhino’s ear
Red-billed Oxpecker
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Red- and Yellow-billed Oxpeckers sharing a rhino
We’re already taking bookings for our 2025 Manyeleti Magic Photographic Safari and Workshop, to be conducted out of Buffelshoek Camp again in June of next year in conjunction with Hannes Rossouw Photography. Contact us if you’d like to join this one, or if you and a group of family and friends are keen to do something similar on other dates we’d be very glad to accommodate you!
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It is wonderful that oxpeckers are spreading in the Eastern Cape. I have sometimes seen them on the oxen on the edge of town. These are lovely pictures, Dries.
It always excites me when I see oxpeckers in unexpected places, Anne. It shows that our farmers are working with nature more and more!
Ek dink die renoster geniet dit as die voëltjie so diep in sy oor grawe. Ek dink nie hul kan juis die oor krap met hul pote nie. Seker darem teen ‘n tak of boomstam kan help.
Ek dink dis juis van krap teen n boom waar daardie een renoster so lelike seer op sy oor gekry het!
Kan ook beslis waar wees.
😁Wow, those ear photos are amazing and funny too.
I kept feeling an urge to scratch my ear while taking those pictures, Janet. Imagine something that big going that deep into your ear! :-O
I’d rather not! Reminds me of a Star Trek episode. Yuck!