Deer Wanders Juanita Beach Park

Many Juanita residents are reporting increased sightings of native black-tailed deer in recent months, including this doe that wandered through Tuesday morning.

Morgan Johnston, daughter-in-law of Kirkland Patch editor Greg Johnston, saw the deer and took the attached photos.

Deer are not the only native wildlife seen in Kirkland this year. A black bear was spotted on Rose Hill last spring.

A cougar was apparently spotted in recently, and might have been the same one that was seen in Bothell and Medina and then was hit by a car and killed in Bellevue. .

Bobcats and coyotes are seen with some frequency in the wooded areas of town, and beavers and otters are common in some of the city's waterfront parks.

Also, see this photo gallery of wildlife spotted in Kirkland by Greg Johnston over the last few years. 

If you capture photos of unusual wildlife, or have a great shot of common critters around town, please share! You can upload the photos right here (click on "add your photos & video" at the bottom right of the main photo), or you can send it to the editor, greg.johnston@patch.com.