When we visited Alaska, we were over-the-moon excited to see our first moose. After a few days we realized that they were pretty common up there, and the locals took little notice of them. When we visited Kauai, it was the same story with wild chickens. The brightly colored fowl were literally everywhere, but only the tourists seemed to notice. That made me realize that almost anywhere we live, we are surrounded by fauna that we have stopped seeing unless they become a nuisance. But a visitor from elsewhere might find them pretty remarkable. Here are a couple of my local favorites.