WET 'N' WILD
From otters and egrets to mule deer and avocets, Arizona''s lakes, rivers and streams are teeming with wildlife. We even have treefrogs.
BY: Bruce D. Taubert
A PORTFOLIO BY BRUCE D. TAUBERT
A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) buck trots through a marshy area. Frequently spotted on roadsides, mule deer can be found throughout Arizona, except in the extreme southwest corner of the state.
A snowy egret (Egretta thula), a small member of the heron family, snags a fish at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. This species is most often spotted in shallow coastal wetlands, but it migrates through Arizona.
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