This Bird Doesn't Belong In the Desert

Over the last week I've seen this bird, that looks like it belongs in the Everglades and not in the California desert, hanging out in front of this house I walk by on my daily walk.  I have no idea what it is, but it was hanging out in front of the same house on two separate days.  I wonder if the homeowner is feeding it or providing it with water?  The house it is at is a quintessential Palm Springs mid-mod house.  The contrast between this Desert house and this wetlands bird, struck me so I took pictures;  

How does blue crab and lobster beer cheese, dill pickles & pickled cabbage on grilled Texas toast sound to you?  How about chilled mesquite tri tip, aged cheddar, pickled red onions & horseradish aioli on focaccia bread?  Both sound delicious to me and are two of the creative sandwiches available at the new uptown Palm Springs gastropub, coincidentally called, 1501 Uptown Gastropub. By the way, I was using coincidentally sarcastically if you didn't catch that.  I wonder where this great new place could be located?  Hmmmmm.  OMG, its located at 1501 N Palm Canyon Drive in Uptown Palm Springs.  It appears the owners of this great new eatery used all of their creative energy in the menu creation and had nothing left for the naming of the place. I think I've become jaded.  Joking aside, the other menu items all look really tasty, the wine list is extensive and the craft beer options are plentiful.  The interior is beautifully designed and smoothly flows into multiple outdoor dining areas for al fresco dining.  While I haven't eaten there yet, a friend of mine has and highly recommends it.