I came home to another varied thrush. It was the largest thrush Ive seen yet. I did not want to take pictures of the bird in low light conditions so I covered the bird till morning. When I opened the container a tick was in the bowl. I did not think there were ticks in Southeast Alaska because people have told me there were no ticks here and since I have never seen any on myself or my pets. But I was wrong.... ADF&G informed me there are ticks here and they do attach to dogs and cats. You can see them on deer and bears also. They never have heard of a case of lyme disease in southeast though.
