Diane McAllister / Male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) hovers in mid-air looking at the camera in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, August

Diane McAllister / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) parent guiding its six cygnets back to the pond after feeding on grasses. Manzanita Lake, Reno, Nevada, USA, May

Diane McAllister / Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) drinking nectar from an Agastache bloom in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, August

Diane McAllister / Wild stallion (Equus caballus) lying down in the sagebrush and yawning. The foothills south of Reno, Nevada, USA, May.

Diane McAllister / Newly hatched Western scrub jay chicks (Aphelocoma californica) huddling together in their nest near one last egg. This nest is in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, June

Diane McAllister / Five curious Coyote pups (Canis latrans) at the entrance of their den, looking up at the camera. Suburban southwest Reno, Nevada, USA, April

Diane McAllister / Portrait of a wild Horse (Equus caballus). The foothills of southwest Reno, Nevada, USA, May.

Diane McAllister / A wild newborn colt (Equus caballus) standing up being nuzzled by its mother. Foothills of Reno, Nevada, USA, May.

Diane McAllister / Lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) perched on willow branch in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, March

Diane McAllister / Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus / carolinensis) eating on a stump. Reno, Nevada, USA, December.

Diane McAllister / Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) perched on a Sycamore tree branch in the early morning light in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, January

Diane McAllister / Bobcat (Lynx / Felis rufus) female watching at the entrance to her den as her three kittens sleep on a boulder in the sunshine. Suburban Reno, Nevada, USA