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I was out early doing some quiet-type yard work. Had to go outside the wall (5-foot high, block fence typical in AZ subdivisions) to check on something. Down the street a rabbit took off, and right behind it a coyote. Not really odd. I hear coyotes howling occasionally and we are aware that there are rabbits (both desert cottontails and jack rabbits) about. But I'd never *seen* either in my subdivision here in Tucson or near Phoenix in years past.
I've had lots of lizards, and few harmless snakes around the house, here. I saw a couple of bobcats strolling through my backyard one day (which means they easily jumped the wall to get in and out, a very good reason not to leave pets outside even in mild weather). About once a year in the fall we have Javelinas (think small wild pigs) wander our streets in the dark. (I could be wrong, but I think they come into the subdivisions after smelling Halloween candy kids may have dropped.) You wouldn't know they were there, but they move in small packs and leave their poop scattered up and down the sidewalk.
I've had lots of lizards, and few harmless snakes around the house, here. I saw a couple of bobcats strolling through my backyard one day (which means they easily jumped the wall to get in and out, a very good reason not to leave pets outside even in mild weather). About once a year in the fall we have Javelinas (think small wild pigs) wander our streets in the dark. (I could be wrong, but I think they come into the subdivisions after smelling Halloween candy kids may have dropped.) You wouldn't know they were there, but they move in small packs and leave their poop scattered up and down the sidewalk.