For the mites on this Figeater Beetle
Bird killed by neighbor's cat and brought into our house. Had a bloody raw spot near the neck.
Top and bottom of tail shown in images 2, 3 & 4. Feet shown in images 5 & 6. Wound and blood shown in image 7. Front and back of wing shown in images 9 & 10. Had scat (I think?) around the butt that fell out, shown in image 13.
Buried in the compost to keep it away from the cat, who was chasing me down asking for her gift back.
Spotted at Caspers wilderness Park on 7/4/21 on a mountain bike ride. The coyote was standing at attention and I was photographing it when the badger crossed interview and the coyote moved off. Presumably this was a symbiotic feeding behavior