tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post6123802124003094250..comments2023-12-25T14:00:45.830+02:00Comments on the maX files: Ticks on the hoofMax-ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-89912737947104616972012-12-11T06:14:30.958+02:002012-12-11T06:14:30.958+02:00Not too sure Judy. I suppose it depends on how dee...Not too sure Judy. I suppose it depends on how deeply the ticks are embedded. In all likelihood it is probably only the body as they do their work while flying, unlike ox-peckers that attach themselves to the body of the host and do a more thorough job. Warthogs along with some other species often take mud baths and literally smother the parasitesMax-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-67994808521891099672012-12-10T19:06:50.264+02:002012-12-10T19:06:50.264+02:00That starling is the most beautiful colour!! Do th...That starling is the most beautiful colour!! Do they get the heads of the ticks, or just the bodies?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609527768798543641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-11877365906523474862012-12-10T08:52:42.362+02:002012-12-10T08:52:42.362+02:00Great shot. One always see pictures of oxpecker b...Great shot. One always see pictures of oxpecker birds on animals but rarely something like this.Firefly the Travel Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.com