Mites? on hummingbird beaks

[Barry M. OConnor]

At 9:22 AM -0500 11/14/02, Neill, Amanda wrote:
>Could a tick hitch a ride on the outside of a hummingbird's beak?  This sort
>of looks like a tick, though I'm not sure how it would hold on.  Nice
>photos.
>
It would be highly unusual for a tick to be seen in this fashion.  The
shape of the blob in the photos is not what unengorged ticks would look
like, either. - Barry

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So many mites, so little time!
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