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Carolina chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

This cute chickadee has very crusty legs and is likely suffering from scaly leg, an infection caused by mites. The birds can live for some time with this condition but if it gets worse, they can get bacterial infections as well.

Habitat:

Botanical garden

Reference Links:

Carolina chickadee - Wikipedia

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Animals of North Carolina

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PublishedDecember 22, 2019

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