Jackrabbit - Sunni's Photo's
You never know what you’ll see in the desert. Here is a young jackrabbit grazing on the
bushes in my front yard. They’re
plentiful in the desert scrub behind my house.
Mockingbird - Wikipedia
Today we had three mocking birds playing around the backyard. They were frolicking and having a good
time. Later in the day, a roadrunner
came to drink out of the birdbath. My
husband chased it off before I could get a picture. Chipmunks were running around at her feet and
I think he thought she would decide to hunt.
Did you know the male roadrunner has an orange spot on its cheek where
the female doesn’t?
Roadrunner - free clipart
We have four lizards living on the patio and others
scattered about the yard, so between them, the desert toads, and the bats that
come out every night, they take care of many of the bugs.
Scorpion - free clipart
Last night there was a scorpion in our garage – a big
four-inch scorpion. We haven’t seen one
in a long time. Unfortunately I dint get
a picture because it was on the move and we had to get it out of there. My husband was out there barefoot and saw it
right after he started thinking about scorpions and being out there
barefoot. They are cannibals, eating
their own species if no other food is available. The female eats the male after mating. Did you know that scorpions could work their
way into a sealed cardboard box? Our
garage door seals too so we think he flattened himself and got in that
way. And they can live for eighteen
months with no food or water! They are
also cannibals eating their own species.
The female eats the male after mating.
It’s no wonder they live in the desert where things are scarce.
Scorpions aren’t the only things that can flatten
themselves. We’ve seem grown rabbits get
through a small space about 2 inches wide in the gate. I swear they have flexible bones.
About the only thing we haven’t seen lately are snakes and
tarantulas.
