# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOYleDJQGy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21022333-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/ba1a5f8abf.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-03-25T20:08:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

I feel bonita.

Wonderful, because you look bonita! Who knew all you needed was to put a bird on it? Large herbivores, like elk and bison, are often visited by “cleaner birds” such as magpies who pick the parasites from their skin or fur. ⁣The elk gets bonita, and the magpie gets dinner. Win/win or is it win/win/win? 
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Image: Magpie rests on the head of a young elk at @rockynps. NPS/Schonlau⁣
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#PutABirdOnIt #winwin #rockymountainnationalpark #colorado #nature #wildlife #elk #ifeelbonita

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

wildlife, elk, winwin, rockymountainnationalpark, putabirdonit, ifeelbonita, colorado, nature

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