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!
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).