Desert Creatures

I had forgotten how many creatures live right in our backyard....or, as in the last photo, right in our house.  Here are just a few I captured....

A mama dove....

and her soon to be babies....

                  Unfortunately, a 20 foot high home wasn't safe enough - the eggs disappeared after a few days....(sigh).

 A tadpole's beautifully decorated home...by Payton. :)

Yeah, this one survived! Introducing...."Mr. frog!"(or Mrs.?) It's taken residency in our neighbor's pond.

Meet our free tenants living underneath our deck! Apparently, javalinas could be dangerous, but these guys didn't look like a threat - they just needed shade! They sure did scare the daylights out of me when I heard a noise and peered under our deck to see what it was!!

It wouldn't be the desert without the dreaded scorpion! ;)