 This guy showed up about 3 days after we moved in. He wandered around on the front of the house and then took off across the driveway - never to be seen again. We think he was looking for a partner - no volunteers from inside the house! |
 Hawks are pretty common in this area. This one seems fairly large and sat in the tree right outside our kitchen window. |
 We have a bird feeder out back, so the quail come around occasionally. |
 This is a very young javelina (correct name is collared peccary - you can just see his/her collar). It got separated from its mother and decided I would make a great substitute! I bundled it up in a towel and returned it to mom in woods. |
 We are frequently visited by javelina. In this case there was a small herd in the back yard. There were 15 of them, including the little ones. |
 This flicker likes to sit on the chimney spark arrestor and hammer it with his beak (they are related to woodpeckers). The sound resonates through the house - it drives the cat nuts! It turns out this is one way they use to attract females. |
 In July 2007, we have had a pair of roadrunners move onto the hill behind us. Here is one of them. |
 We have planted some flowering plants in our courtyard (that require little water) in order to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Success! |
