More Bambi

I had no idea when we moved into our new neighborhood that we would have cute little white-tailed deer prancing around our yards!

We had plenty of Ibis (affectionately known as island chickens) on Sanibel Island, but in eight years I never saw one Glossy Ibis on the island. When they stretch their wings and fly, their wings are almost iridescent. It was cool to have one in the back yard!

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Like on the island, we have many Common Gallinules around the lakes here. They make their presence known with their loud calls.

It took me a while to get a decent photo of these ducks below in order to identify them. My question was always, “If it looks like a duck, flies like a duck, walks like a duck, but doesn’t quack like a duck, is it a duck?” These birds have a strange squeaking sound as they fly by. It turns out they are Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks (thus the odd squeaking sound).