Eastern Bluebird (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

Eastern Bluebird

Caption

Feather mites, like those depicted here on a wing feather of an Eastern Bluebird, are harmless, possibly even beneficial to their host birds.

Credit

Heather Proctor

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with credit to Heather Proctor

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