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Post by katiebearclaws on Jun 16, 2021 20:38:32 GMT -8
this is not necessarily a "bug" identification, but possibly an egg or larvae identification. or to at least confirm or deny my suspicions of such. a neighbor found this dove nestling in her yard, and i have raised several wild birds, which were released. however, i've never seen anything like this. these tiny ivory colored rods, all clustered together on the birds head, and under the tail. they are very sticky and difficult to remove from the skin of the bird. they don't move at all, they're just stuck there. thanks in advance for any thoughts.   |
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Post by livingplanet3 on Jun 16, 2021 21:05:12 GMT -8
this is not necessarily a "bug" identification, but possibly an egg or larvae identification. or to at least confirm or deny my suspicions of such. a neighbor found this dove nestling in her yard, and i have raised several wild birds, which were released. however, i've never seen anything like this. these tiny ivory colored rods, all clustered together on the birds head, and under the tail. they are very sticky and difficult to remove from the skin of the bird. they don't move at all, they're just stuck there. thanks in advance for any thoughts. There are certain kinds of flies that parasitize nestling birds, and I suspect that these are the eggs of one of these flies. They should be thoroughly removed as soon as possible and placed in a small container of rubbing alcohol (or alternatively, some bleach water) to kill them. Tweezers should work well for removal. www.lauraerickson.com/radio/program/9214/bluebirds-and-botflies/ |
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Post by bobw on Jun 16, 2021 23:48:25 GMT -8
I see "no entry" signs instead of photos.
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Post by katiebearclaws on Jun 17, 2021 15:43:22 GMT -8
this is not necessarily a "bug" identification, but possibly an egg or larvae identification. or to at least confirm or deny my suspicions of such. a neighbor found this dove nestling in her yard, and i have raised several wild birds, which were released. however, i've never seen anything like this. these tiny ivory colored rods, all clustered together on the birds head, and under the tail. they are very sticky and difficult to remove from the skin of the bird. they don't move at all, they're just stuck there. thanks in advance for any thoughts. There are certain kinds of flies that parasitize nestling birds, and I suspect that these are the eggs of one of these flies. They should be thoroughly removed as soon as possible and placed in a small container of rubbing alcohol (or alternatively, some bleach water) to kill them. Tweezers should work well for removal. www.lauraerickson.com/radio/program/9214/bluebirds-and-botflies/i just looked up photos of bot fly eggs, and that is exactly what they were! i removed them immediately, and the little bird is eating well and has gained some strength. i think she may make it! thanks for your input. |
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