Male California quail.
Adding the wildlife pond to the ranch has brought forth diurnal and nocturnal explorers. If not for the trail camera, many would go undetected. Quail numbers are up, possibly due to the new year-round water source.
Young opossum
Scrub jay, a super abundant species.
Black tailed jackrabbit. Far fewer have been seen during the past year, likely due to the recent outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease sweeping the Southwest.
Western gray squirrel.
Gray fox.
Female acorn woodpecker. The colony in the Valley Oak grove have expanded their granary to include the siding on the ranch house.
Raccoon.
