Neil,
I didn't know that someone's lineage would keep them from being bitten by insects.
I would enjoy watching the wildlife you have also. I am very fond of our frogs here. They come sit on our porch in the evenings and they are comical to watch. The lizards are also comical when they try to let you know you are in their territory. They shake there heads from side to side and blow out the red sac under their chins.
Oh please do not run over the Police horses! I would hate to hear you are in the Tower of London!
In West Virginia they hired people to decrease the deer population and then they where overrun with coyotes that decimated a lot of the rest. If they had known that there was going to be a surge in the coyote population they could have saved a lot of money. Sometimes I think if they would leave well enough alone nature will balance everything out eventually.
I would love to see the otters. They must be a sight to see.