Funny Things I've Noticed

It's funny to me how certain things are so prevalent in some places that you don't notice their presence or absence right away. Over time I became so accustomed to seeing squirrels and mopeds on campus at USC that I imagined I'd always be around them.  To my surprise, it took nearly a month of school at FIU before I saw a single squirrel or moped.  So I'm sure you're wondering what the two were replaced with. Everyone here either skateboards, bikes, or rides electrical boards to class every day. I think the electrical boards are probably the funniest to see because people tend to walk in pairs but of course normal walking takes longer than riding a board so the person is always speeding up and slowing down to catch up with their walking friend.  Squirrels were replaced with skittish white birds and very bold lizards. Much like squirrels at USC fear no human, lizards at FIU will challenge your walking path on the sidewalk anytime they feel like it.  There's also some very large birds nesting on campus.  They sometimes blend in with the grass if you aren't paying attention when you walk.

I'm the type of person who loves to know what kind of animals are around me, especially if they're interesting/I can put studying off for 5 more minutes because I just had to google them :) I'm pretty convinced that the white birds I've been seeing on campus are "American White Ibis". They're consistent with this geographic area however I don't know why they've been flocking to campus.  They usually spend at least 10 hours a day looking for food but they eat from shallow water sources so I'm not sure why they're always pecking away at the grass on campus. Maybe I have the wrong bird but nonetheless it's pretty exciting!