Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) perched on a tree branch with a tick (Ixodidae) on its forehead, Gloucestershire, UK, February.

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Size: 3884px × 2589px
Location: Gloucestershire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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