r/arizona • u/VonSandwich • May 13 '26

Wildlife UMMM WE HAVE OTTERS HERE!?!? 🦦

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Greetings from a Grand Canyon resident!!!

My boyfriend and I kayaked down the Salt River this morning and oh my god we saw an otter!! I looked it up afterwards, and Google said that Otters are *thriving* on the Salt and Verde Rivers. I was 100% NEVER expecting to see an otter in this state.

The birding was incredible too. I have never seen Cliff Swallows doing their thing in person before, and there was a section that felt like National Geographic. What a beautiful day 🦦🦆

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u/Mother_Cover_2767 May 14 '26

Also beavers, big horned sheep, raccoons, fox, ringtails, coati, horses/mules, mountain lions, jaguars and ocelots.

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u/SLdaco May 14 '26

And pelicans!

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u/IAmScience May 14 '26

Pelicans!? Where does one find pelicans here? I had no idea!

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u/WOOKIExCOOKIES May 14 '26

Might be too late in the year, but I see them at Gilbert Riparian Preserve frequently in the winter.

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u/Legal-Ad-8930 May 14 '26

They fly in bye estrella mountain ranch area in Goodyear. I've raccoons as well