Last Modified 2025-02-07
Arizona Wildlife
	Desert Bighorn Sheep
	Deer & Elk
	Javelina
	Coyotes
	Hares
	Birds
	Lizards
	Horned Lizards
	Toads
	Snakes
	Wild Horses
	Insects
	Desert Bighorn Sheep
	I ran across the following herd of 16 while hiking the Lost Goldmine Trail East of the Hieroglyphics Trail Head.
	See if you can find all 12 Desert Bighorn Sheep in this photo.
	Deer and Elk
	Do you see the third one in this photo? Tom and I saw these near Dan's Trail in the Goldfield Mountains.
	We took this photo and the following one on a trail just South of the Lost Goldmine Trail East of the Hieroglyphics Trail Head.
	Tom and I ran across the following Elk one summer day on a trail north of Strawberry.
	Javelina
	The above two photos were taken at the Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson.
	Coyotes
	The above two photos were taken at the Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson.
	Hares
	Antelope Jackrabbit (a bit north of it's normal range), or a Black-tailed Jackrabbit? I took this photo early one morning from the Jacob's Crosscut trail near the Superstitions.
	Birds
	Adult Western House Wren
	Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)
	The following four photos taken by Greg are of a female Northern Harrier:
	Road Runner near the Lower Salt River
	Not exactly shy. . .
	Double-Crested Cormorant on Saguaro Lake
	Some more Double-Crested Cormorants at Saguaro Lake off the end of the Butcher Jones Trail - along with a couple of Grebes and various types of ducks
	Great Egret on the Lower Salt River at the Granite Reef Rec area.
	Two more at the same location.
	This one was found just off the Gila River near the Gillespie Dam Bridge.
	American White Pelicans also on the Gila River. . .
	A side view. . .
	This shot and the one following were taken at the Lower Salt River at the Coon Bluff rec area.
	On the creek in Sabino Canyon in Tucson.
	Curve-Billed Thrasher
	A male Curve-Billed Thrasher who normally has a very sharp and loud "whit-wee" whistle, but in this case was singing a soft song that they do when courting a female.
	Black Throated Sparrow. These small Sparrows are very common in our desert, but because they move so quickly and rarely settle down, it took me years to finally get a photo so I could figure out what this active bird with a very soft squeek sound is.
	Female Belted Kingfisher
	Male Phainopepla
	Great Blue Heron
	Black Necked Stilt
	Gambel's Quail
	Northern Cardinal
	Based on this bird's song, I think it's a Canyon Wren even though it appears a little lighter color then the book shows. We've heard bird calls for years (described as a decending trill), but have never seen one before.
	Costa's? Hummingbird
	Cactus Wren
	Lizards
	This one and the following are a Gila Monster found on the Lost Goldmine Trail from the Peralta Road end.
	Zebra-tailed Lizard?
	This one and the following two more appear to be Common Side-bloched Lizards
	Greater Earless Lizard?
	Same as above. . .
	Check out the back legs/feet on this one. . .
	Two in one shot. . .
	This little guy is less than 2 inches long. . .
	Horned Lizards
	Rita discovered this Round-Tailed Horned Lizard? near Four Peaks
	Desert Horned Lizard Missing part of its tail?
	Round-Tailed Horned Lizard
	Regal Horned Lizard?
	Toads
	Red-spotted Toad? (I question it because it looks different than the book and it may be a juvenile Sonoran Desert Toad)
	Snakes
	A Western Diamondback in Arnett Canyon.
	Another on the Lost Dutchman Trail east of the Peralta Trail Head.
	A Black-Necked Garter Snake
	Wild Horses
	The following photos were taken near the Lower Salt River; either from the Phon D. Sutton, Granite Reef, or Coon Bluff recreation areas off of the Bush Hwy.
	Insects
	A Tarantula Hawk hauling its prey to its lair. A Tarantula Hawk is a wasp and the female stings the spider immobilizing it and then digs a burial chamber, drags the spider inside, lays an egg, and closes the burrow. Wasp larva then feed on the spider. A sting from this wasp is reportedly among the most painful insect stings for humans.
	Monarch? Butterfly
	A Walkingstick given scale by a hiking stick. . .