Yellow-billed Oxpecker Product:5x7 Giclee Print (w/o Mat) A fun fact about this

A fun fact about this bird is that it is often admired for its graceful aerial displays during courtship rituals

although they prefer to run and glide short distances

it is commonly found in open fields and meadows and is the state bird of both Iowa and New Jersey

and a buff-colored neck marked by dark grooves

Males flash vibrant orange and green plumage

Yellow-billed Oxpecker Product:5x7 Giclee Print (w/o Mat) A fun fact about thisThe Yellow billed Oxpecker is a small, brownish bird with a striking yellow bill tipped in red and a pale belly. Native to sub Saharan Africa, its often seen riding large mammals like buffalo or giraffes. Known for eating ticks off their hosts, it also drinks blood from woundsa lesser known, fascinating behavior.