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Old 07-06-2021, 10:32 AM
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That would be the preserve across Morse BLVD from where the former Hacienda Hills Country Club was located. My backyard.
The Bison are gone. Most logical assumption is the preserve is a bit too small those big animals
As did the Burrowing Owls. Coyotes got them.
Lately there are what appears to be 4 Coyotes moving all over. and on some days there may be a red fox in there. Apparently, the Foxes are moving down the panhandle
Nowadays it is all Tortoises and birds galore.

For some extra fun, go check the big lakes by the Morse Gate. There are huge Brown Turtles (softshells?) in all of them. Size of a doormat. I have already spotted about 2 dozen.

https://www.districtgov.org/PdfUploa...nformation.pdf