When I first moved here I'd see a momma quail with her brood trailing behind her. I'd see road runners, one time stalking a pigeon. There was one who used to kill its prey on my front porch. I saw a coyote down the street once at dusk.

Now that there have been more houses built on my street and around the neighborhood, I don't see any of those critters any more. It is sad. Knock on wood I've never seen a rattle snake.