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Red-Billed Oxpeckers on Cape-Buffalo calf v, South Luangwe

Red-Billed Oxpeckers on Cape-Buffalo calf v, South Luangwe

These are the difficult moments in nature photography. We heard Lions hunting the night before in South Luangwe. The next morning we found this calf with a brok...
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These are the difficult moments in nature photography. We heard Lions hunting the night before in South Luangwe. The next morning we found this calf with a broken leg long down. The Oxpeckers where all over her and I was struck with the calm and friendly expresion of the calf. Something a bit rare for a Cape-Buffalo
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NIKON D200

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 5000/10

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Kakumi, Luapula, ZM

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Feb, 2016

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