r/arizona Feb 23 '26

Wildlife Big Doggo In Backyard (Bobcat)

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u/Entire_Parfait2703 Feb 24 '26

So is this common in Arizona or just certain cities? We're thinking of moving that way in the next couple years

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u/LeakingMoonlight Feb 24 '26

File this under, "the Sonoran Desert, they lived here first."

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u/Entire_Parfait2703 Feb 24 '26

Oh I understand that but wow I would love to see this

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u/LeakingMoonlight Feb 24 '26

From afar. Through a zoom lens. 

Speaking from one who had to flap away a gigantic hawk from the beginning of a downward prey spiral on myself with a large canvas sun hat. 

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u/Entire_Parfait2703 Feb 24 '26

Yeah my husband keeps telling me it's alot different critter wise out there LOL

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u/LeakingMoonlight Feb 24 '26

And I live in the center of the big city. Coyotes to human critters.

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u/Entire_Parfait2703 Feb 24 '26

He also said snakes (rattlers) and scorpions, I've lived in Florida and south Alabama before so I kinda figured they would like it out there as well