Lions and tigers and bears—not quite. But we do have local documentation of hawks, herons and turkeys.

This past week, Joy Yagid saw a rare visitor to the South Orange duck pond—a blue heron—and quickly snapped some photos. Earlier this month (note the snow still on the ground), Barry Kaufman spotted a turkey roaming in Maplecrest Park and across from the Hilton Branch of the Maplewood Library. Add those to Stephen Power and Alison Grant's photos of a hawk feasting on squirrel on Bowdoin Street in late December and we have ourselves a wildlife gallery going.

Patch is looking to add some non-avian animals to the menagerie. Let us know if you capture any images of raccoons, possums, deer, rabbits or coyotes. We're thinking any appearances by bears would show up on the police scanner.