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Simon
These pictures were take just under 1 month apart at a breeding site where I work in Bedfordshire.
The first picture (taken on the 12th May) shows one bird lice free, as were all in the birds in the pictures I took then.
The 2nd picture (taken yesterday the 5th June) shows 2 birds with what I think are lice on them.
Where have the lice appeared from? No of the birds photographed on the 12th May had any, yet numerous birds yesterday did. Some of them had as many as 6 on them.
Will this affect their success this year or as they just a harmless parasite?
Cheers, Simon
The first picture (taken on the 12th May) shows one bird lice free, as were all in the birds in the pictures I took then.
The 2nd picture (taken yesterday the 5th June) shows 2 birds with what I think are lice on them.
Where have the lice appeared from? No of the birds photographed on the 12th May had any, yet numerous birds yesterday did. Some of them had as many as 6 on them.
Will this affect their success this year or as they just a harmless parasite?
Cheers, Simon
