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Wildlife Gallery

beautiful orange and black bird perches on top of a peper tree
Black bird with pronounced crown, reddish eye
desert rat eating seeds on a red tile surface
small bird with white breast, gray head and two white wing stripes
gray bird with black crown
facial profile of a Greater Roadrunner
Bird of prey soaring over river gorge
Greater Roadrunner standing in dirt area
Bobcat on trail, another one in shrubs in background
Bobcat on a trail, lined with shrubs, city in distance
Closeup of a desert woodrat held by the scruff of its neck
A kangaroo rat under a clear plastic sheet
Low angle view of Tarantula, horizon in background
Tarantula on dry soil
rattle snake coiled
Speckled snake with rocks and a few small plants
Striped snake on flat, brown surface
Fox with fluffy tail in a flat area, shrubs in background, city in extreme background
Fox with fluffy tail in a flat area, shrubs in background, city in extreme background
Fox with fluffy tail in a flat area, shrubs in background, city in extreme background
A researcher applies a radio collar to a tranquilized mountain lion
mountain lion walking in front of wooden structure
Tranquilized mountain lion, view of hind paws
Close-up of mountain lion with radio collar
Mountain lion with radio collar on a trail
Mountain lion with radio collar on a trail
orange and black butterfly on a oak branch
blue dragonfly with brown stripes
Dragonfly with red wings
Two blue dragonflies on a stick
Orange dragonfly on a twig
Orange dragonfly on a rock
Striped orange and red dragonfly
Gray dragonfly
blue dragonfly
Striped gray dragonfly on foliage
brown and white butterfly

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