Thanks Dick for reminding me another reason I moved to Alaska...no ticks. Great photos by the way. I am spending a few parts of the day keeping snow from burying my feeders and now have 3 feet of snow in my yard and we even have 12 1/2 hours of sunlight per day now. Ever watch a Black capped Chickadee try to peck the snow out of the hole so they can get some sunflower seeds?