Aww, love these pics! Great idea to put dots on the turtles.

This week, I've seen: a roadrunner in the back yard (twice), resident bunny, lots of lizards, tree frog, squirrels, woodpecker, and others. I can't seem to get a good pic of the roadrunner, he's too fast. Some resident critters:

We have several Geckos that live on our patio. See them every night--

Bugs--

Red shouldered Hawk in our Mesquite tree --

Woody--

Sigh. Squirrel. ;-)

Tree frog--

Whiptails? Racerunners? Not sure, but we have them everywhere.

Snake (wish I knew what kind) used the step ladder in garage to shed--

Toady lives in patio pot every summer--

The other day--

Wow -- thank you for all the great photos! Love all that 'wildlife'. Anybody else?

Yes, having a dot on the big turtles helps me to know which ones have been fed and marking the little ones lets me know there are some hatch-lings that are surviving, although ofttimes I never see them again. As much as I am outside in the yard you'd think I'd find more. I don't know how they hide so well. It would be great if I could train Alfie to find turtles like he finds the tossed balls that land in the foliage! But I can't exactly toss a turtle ... lol

I would especially love to find the little one whose shell was cracked by the hail to see how he's doing. He was marked. I had found him the year before.

Wow. I am jealous of all your wonderful critter pics. Unfortunately, I have not one, but two, grackle nests in my trees and now that the young are fledglings, all I hear are the ear-splitting calls of the parents telling the littles all they need to do is fly. Ugh!

Michelle

Four raccoons on my back deck. This was June 2014. My house is still in the country, though the area is much less country than it used to be.This was taken in November of last year from the upstairs deck of my house. Lawn is native grass and sedge, plus leaves and twigs from the cottonwood.

Thank you all for sharing your pictures and stories!

I have no pics but this week on one day I saw a roadrunner right outside my office window 3 times! I've lived in Azle for 6 years and have seen only one roadrunner. This one was after my anoles, I think. Something came tearing through the yard in last night's storm and knocked down two landscape lights. No idea what it was though.

PK, I used to work in a new model home, and we had a roadrunner who lived in the woods behind the house. I'd see him/her all day.

In another model house, across town, we had a wild turkey who loved the back patio. He was like our pet, and would let us get close. One day, I came to work and found blood and feathers all over the patio, even the brick walls. So much blood, I had to call in a guy to power wash the area. I was heartbroken! Well, three days later, there he was, and looked fine. I have no idea what happened, but he was definitely the victor!

ETA: Not my picture, but wanted to share. So typical of our state bird. Major attitude! I just wonder what that hawk is thinking. :D

I love this pic. Have you ever seen them in hot pursuit of a hawk in the air?? So funny to watch and the hawk is trying his best to get away from the mockingbird.

Carrie, I see that almost daily around here! We have so many Hawks around. We were out driving earlier (heading to the nursery, of course!) and I saw a Hawk sitting on a T-post, with a Mockingbird swooping in and harassing it. It was so funny. It was a beautiful Red Shouldered Hawk, and sat there, like, "Shoo! Go away! Mind your own business!" I love how sassy Mockingbirds are. :D

Mockingbirds built a nest right near our garage/driveway last month. I was just dreading getting dive-bombed every day. They mainly went after our neighbor's cat, but sure yelled at us every time we were outside. :D They had three future harassers-of-all-living things, it was fun seeing them learning to fly, eat, bathe.

My cat learned quickly to respect the area where their nest was...........they dive bomb with precision,

I was Ok until I saw the snakeskin....

Great pictures! I love the little turtle. We used to see turtles around here but haven't for several years.

MizGG, how big is that gecko?!!!

Mindshift, just in case you need more raccoons, I will be happy to share with you. They have now discovered a way to get past the baffle on my bird feeder stand and last night took down one of my largest feeders and tried to tear it apart. Fortunately, it was too strong for them to do so, but I must find a repellent that will discourage them..............maybe Tabasco sauce????

missouribound, probably around 3 inches long. Looks bigger in the pic. :) We see 4-5 of them on our patio walls/ceiling every night (have for years) -- I think they lay their eggs in the eaves.