[NatureNS] Tick (and Spruce Grouse)

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Stopped for a walk on a logging road off of the Walton Woods Road on Saturda=
y. When we got back in the car and started driving my boys yelled =E2=80=9CT=
ICK!!!=E2=80=9D  I stopped to fob a large female deer tick climbing on my 8 y=
ear olds pants. First (deer tick) of the year for us. We found a dog tick in=
 Bedford on one of us after a hike in early March.=20

Also interesting to note, when we pulled into the logging road and drove aro=
und the corner there was a straight stretch more than a kilometre long and r=
ight away we saw a Spruce Grouse on the road at the other end of the stretch=
. It saw us (maybe the daytime driving lights) and ran the complete kilometr=
e to us fast as it could like a dog coming for supper. While we walked up th=
e road it circled us the whole time staying with us. We walked the whole kil=
ometre plus and back to the car with it circling around. Seems like a long w=
ay to come and then follow if it was trying to distract us from a nest. That=
 bird ran well more than 4 kilometres in 45 minutes.=20

Thank you,
Donald
Halifax

On May 6, 2020, at 11:22 PM, Kevin Lantz <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

I=E2=80=99d be interested in knowing the species and if others have had expe=
riences similar to mine. I have pulled lots of Dog Ticks from just at the ha=
ir line on the back of my neck but have yet to find a BL tick attached there=
. For me it is more common to find them at the backs of the knees, in the gr=
oin area, under the arms and around the torso. Have even had one attached be=
tween my fingers so I suspect they are seeking areas where the skin is thinn=
er.
=20
Kevin Lantz
Front centre
=20
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
=20
From: David Webster
Sent: May 6, 2020 9:55 PM
To: Naturens
Subject: [NatureNS] Tick
=20
Dear All,
=20
    In North Alton woods briefly today and longer cutting old shoots
and topping green shoots in patch of wild Blackberries. Came home with a
tick on the back of my neck. First his year. Not sure if it is deer or dog.
=20
Yt, DW, Kentville
=20
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head><body dir=3D"auto">Stopped for a walk on a logging road off of the Wal=
ton Woods Road on Saturday. When we got back in the car and started driving=
 my boys yelled =E2=80=9CTICK!!!=E2=80=9D &nbsp;I stopped to fob a large fe=
male deer tick climbing on my 8 year olds pants. First (deer tick) of the y=
ear for us. We found a dog tick in Bedford on one of us after a hike in ear=
ly March.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Also interesting to note, when we pulled=
 into the logging road and drove around the corner there was a straight str=
etch more than a kilometre long and right away we saw a Spruce Grouse on th=
e road at the other end of the stretch. It saw us (maybe the daytime drivin=
g lights) and ran the complete kilometre to us fast as it could like a dog =
coming for supper. While we walked up the road it circled us the whole time=
 staying with us. We walked the whole kilometre plus and back to the car wi=
th it circling around. Seems like a long way to come and then follow if it =
was trying to distract us from a nest. That bird ran well more than 4 kilom=
etres in 45 minutes.&nbsp;</div><div><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you,<div>Do=
nald</div><div>Halifax</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On May 6, 2020, at 1=
1:22 PM, Kevin Lantz &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca">klantz@n=
s.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">
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"EN-US">I=E2=80=99d be interested in knowing the species and if others have=
 had experiences similar to mine. I have pulled lots of Dog Ticks from just=
 at the hair line on the back of my neck but have yet to find a BL tick att=
ached there. For me it is more common to find them at the backs of the knee=
s, in the groin area, under the arms and around the torso. Have even had on=
e attached between my fingers so I suspect they are seeking areas where the=
 skin is thinner.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D=
"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN=
-US">Kevin Lantz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"=
EN-US">Front centre</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><=
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tyle=3D"border:none;padding:0cm"><b>From: </b><a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@gl=
inx.com">David Webster</a><br><b>Sent: </b>May 6, 2020 9:55 PM<br><b>To: </=
b>Naturens<br><b>Subject: </=
b>[NatureNS] Tick</p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">Dear All,</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In North Alton woods briefly to=
day and longer cutting old shoots </p>