The reason I asked is because I feed the birds right by my house so I can birdwatch out my office window (along with my 3 cats ha!) and haven't had any issues (that I've noticed).
I let one of my cats, a manx, go outside periodically. He gets out there and rolls around and generally hangs out in the yard and never seems to get any ticks. Of course I treat him monthly with a topical so I'm sure that helps.
Anyway, thanks for the additional information. I'm still not quite clear on any connection though.
The “connection” is that ticks hop on things and sometimes decide they’d rather eat something else, I reckon.
:D
Sorry for the gross video.
There just aren’t any Lovely Tick Flicks anywhere.
If you ever notice the birds taking dust baths, you might set out a tray of diatomaceous earth for them to bathe in.
It dessicates [and brutally shreds] ALL nasty ectoparasites and is non toxic to any other living thing.
Since birds tend to have mites that torment them, they’d be so grateful for that.
:)