Today I went back to the canal with the Nikon and the short telephoto and took pictures of the guardian and his flock. Came home and proceeded to not find him in the Audubon Guide to Birds of North America. Did not find him on Ducks Unlimited. Finally, though using the Google-fu, of which Miz Shoes is justifiably proud, I discover what was at the local watering hole: I present to you the Egyptian Goose. Is he not lovely? Is his flock not beautiful? What they are doing in South Florida is a mystery, but probably just another story of an illegal alien who found the weather to their liking and a mate from the same long way away.