This Giraffe is being groomed by a Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus. Who knew? The bird's brownish upperparts are all that are visible as it hangs on and digs in looking for ticks and bloodsucking flies. Its all-red bill and yellow eye-wattle are not visible. We spent the morning of August 23, 2012, birding and looking for big game on the Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana). Temperatures were in the low 80's with clear sunny skies.
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Exif | |
Make | NIKON CORPORATION |
Model | NIKON D7000 |
Orientation | top, left side |
X Resolution | 1/300 inches |
Y Resolution | 1/300 inches |
Resolution Unit | Inches |
Software | ViewNX 2.0 W |
Date/Time | 2013:04:21 12:38:20 |
Artist | |
YCbCr Positioning | Center of pixel array |
Copyright | |
Exposure Time | 1/1000 sec |
F-Number | F6.3 |
Exposure Program | Program normal |
ISO Speed Ratings | 200 |
Exif Version | 2.30 |
Date/Time Original | 2012:08:23 09:26:33 |
Date/Time Digitized | 2012:08:23 09:26:33 |
Components Configuration | YCbCr |
Exposure Bias Value | 0 |
Max Aperture Value | F6.3 |
Metering Mode | Spot |
Light Source | Unknown |
Flash | Unknown (16) |
Focal Length | 500.0 mm |
User Comment | ASCII |
Sub-Sec Time | 20 |
Sub-Sec Time Original | 20 |
Sub-Sec Time Digitized | 20 |
FlashPix Version | 1.00 |
Color Space | Undefined |
Exif Image Width | 2997 pixels |
Exif Image Height | 2248 pixels |
Sensing Method | One-chip color area sensor |
File Source | Digital Still Camera (DSC) |
Scene Type | Directly photographed image |
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Compression | JPEG compression |
Thumbnail Offset | 12456 bytes |
Thumbnail Length | 2978 bytes |
Thumbnail Data | [2978 bytes of thumbnail data] |
GPS | |
GPS Version ID | 2 2 2 2 |
generated by EXIF-O-Matic on 2013.4.21 |