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    House or Purple Finch with Growth on Beak -- Advice?

    Ticks never even occurred to me, but it does look an awful lot like the bloated ticks I remember seeing on a stray dog that showed up at our house years ago. (We kept him on our front porch until we could get him cleaned up, and thought he had done his business all over the place--but it turned...
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    House or Purple Finch with Growth on Beak -- Advice?

    Sure. Just attached some photos. They're not great... my 50mm lens wasn't really cutting it given the distance (and taking photos through the dirty kitchen window didn't do much to improve quality, either.) But, meh. Best I could get.
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    House or Purple Finch with Growth on Beak -- Advice?

    House or Purple Finch with Growth on Beak -- Advice? (PHOTOS ATTACHED) A few days ago, we had a Purple Finch (or possibly a House Finch--having a tough time making a positive ID) show up at our feeders that had a sort of growth on his beak and forehead. It seems he is becoming a regular diner...
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