Cottontail rabbits surround a freshly filled watering dish on a summer evening while two mourning dive wait their turn.

During the hot days of summer any shade can offer a resting spot for a rabbit or ground squirrel.

Jackrabbit begins its search for food near dusk.

Coyote stops for a drink of water during a hot summer morning.

The search for food near the city includes homeowner's pets.

The coyotes that prowl Tucson neighborhoods are always on the lookout for household pets.

Coyotes start out as cute looking puppies, too. Enjoy them from a distance and don't feed the wildlife.

Want to see the antics of five coyote pups from the summer of 2004?

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Javelina or collared peccary usually roam during the night in search of food.

In the desert a source of water will attract a variety of wildlife.

Cool spot on a hot June day.

Late afternoon this bobcat came out for a drink of water.

A sliding glass door separates a domestic kitty from a visiting bobcat.

A roll in the mulch.

Bushy tailed rock squirrel takes a cautious break for a drink of water.

Rock squirrel.

Antelope squirrel searching for food.

Antelope squirrel prowls a compost bin for scraps of food.

A pile of scrap wood becomes a home for a pack or wood rat.

A live trap captured this pack rat.

The inside of a cement block became the home of this pack rat. New growth from a young mesquite tree became a food source.

A bucket of sunflower seed attracted this mouse.

Young round tailed squirrel explores his environment away from the burrow.

A little added height makes it easier to spot  nearby danger.

A hole in the ground is home for the round tailed squirrels.

Large, new families of these ground squirrels start showing up in the spring. The young don't go too far from the safety of mom and their home underground.

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