Ticks are Ticking Me Off

Lone Star Tick.  This is the first tick that latched on to me in Georgia back in March.  So okay I was in the woods no pest spray...GASP...Listen I am not used to this woodsey stuff.  I grew up in Southern California.  The worst bug we have there is a bee or an ant.   After learning my lesson we got some bug stuff and come to find out I am ALLERGIC.  Gee shocker there.  Since I am allergic to most everything.  In our travels we found some natural stuff and that does a lot to make me smell good but probably attracts them to me even more. 

Then the ticks find me in North Carolina.  Only one though so I will commend that one for a job well done since I was pretty careful.  

We are now currently in Williamsburg, Virginia which I will affectionately call TICKVILLE.  It seems the tick populations here out number the human population.  The reason for my conclusions is that we pulled 11 ticks off of me.  Some as small as the head of a pin.  

See below....

The ones taken off last night seem to be deer ticks capable of transmitting Lyme Disease.

So all in all I am a rolling buffet for all bugs that bite, Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Deer Flies. 

My husband's theme song....Since we had the tick incident.

Brad Paisley's  TICK...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OctrGD4JW8U 

Yesterday we are visiting Jamestown, the site of the first settlers in the area.  We found this terrific path to see birds and wildlife.  Of course we broke out the cameras, lenses and were ready for action.  Another person in the area told us of a bald eagles nest, very excited we ventured into the "Pine Trees and woods" to get a better look.  The nest was across a small waterway and up in a tree.   These young bald eagles are just hanging out waiting for mom and dad to bring some food.  They are young eagles and have not transformed their heads into the white "Baseball" these birds are known for.  We watched them for quite a while and they were very cool.  I held the bug spray in my hand and sprayed myself, my clothes and yes even my hair.  

On the wooded path to the water way we came across this Red Headed Woodpecker.   I think there may have been babies in the hole there because it was checking the hole constantly and going in and out.  A beautiful bird that's for sure.

A little history on the Jametown Settlement:

In 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. They were sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The community suffered terrible hardships in its early years, but managed to endure, earning the distinction of being America's first permanent English colony.

Today heading to Williamsburg to get some more history.

Thanks for coming along for the ride.....