The tree is indeed a Loquat - was a gift from the contractor who built our front deck. It had lived in a greenhouse and the lady who owned it died and the family was looking for a home for the tree. No one thought it would live outside, but it is very sheltered where it lives and has grown tremendously. The big leaves do get weighed down when we do get snow so I have to go out and brush it off so the limbs don't break.

The tacky 'stork' is a blue heron decoy. We bought it from a sporting catalog when someone told us herons are very territorial and if one was 'there' others wouldn't come in and land. Herons are common here and eat Koi...cleaned out one of our little ponds the previous year. Well, trust me...we were not happy to find out herons are probably more curious than territorial.
Sure enough, more herons showed up to 'visit' ours. Startling to see one walking across the yard soon after the fake was
installed. Bird net works on the ponds much better - even discouraged the racoons and possums.