Birding Weekend at Kruger
We’ve been silent on Wilkinson’s World for a while now, but that’s only because we’ve been away having a number of adventures. A visit to Kruger National Park is always a treat for us,...
Tagged: Yellow-billed oxpecker
Bird of the Week – Week 126 – Yellow-billed oxpecker
Although grouped into the larger family that includes the Starlings and Mynas, oxpeckers are really rather different and have adapted well to their unusual feeding arrangements. They have strong feet with sharp claws and...
Oxpeckers – Heroes or villains?
It seems as though the jury is still out on whether the oxpecker is a hero or a villain. It is true that the oxpecker scavenges ticks off a wide variety of the larger...
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