Black-bellied Whistling Ducks By Ron Clark December 17, 2015 Share FacebookTwitterReddItEmailCopy URL Black-bellied Whistling Ducks hanging out on a park bench in The Villages. Photo courtesy of Ron Clark. Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in The Villages, FL by subscribing to our Premium Newsletter. Get access to local news, events, and stories that matter to you. Don't miss out on important updates and become a part of our community today! More Headlines La Hacienda Recreation Center and pool to be closed later this week Ground-penetrating radar searching for depressions at Villages golf cart tunnel It’s time to care more about Villagers than visitors We’re paying more but getting less Get Our Daily Emails Headlines More pool time needed for water fitness classes Residents say it’s time to restore promise of cap on amenity rates Villager escapes prosecution after kicking cop after restaurant fracas Villager sentenced for personal purchases on company credit card Village of Polo Ridge man jailed after testing positive for cocaine Letters to the Editor It’s time to care more about Villagers than visitors A Village of Chatham resident supports the idea of capping amenity fees. She says it’s time to care more about residents than visitors. We’re paying more but getting less A reader from the Village of Pennecamp, in a Letter to the Editor, writes that we seem to be paying more and getting less. More pool time needed for water fitness classes A Village of Chitty Chatty resident says that more pool time is needed for water fitness classes. Read her Letter to the Editor. Morse family has made plenty of money and can afford to help residents In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of DeLuna resident contends the Morse family has plenty of money to help protect residents from new neighbors they didn’t bargain for when they purchased their “dream home.” Use of pools for water volley ball A Village of Collier resident has a suggestion about efficiently using pools for water volley ball. Read her Letter to the Editor. Photos Mottled duck in the Village of Pine Ridge Beautiful sunrise on Sweetgum Executive Golf Course Beautiful sunrise on boardwalk at Lake Sumter Osprey nest in the Village of Pine Ridge Northern red cardinal checking his surroundings in the Village of Cason Hammock