No Turn On Red

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Monday, October 14, 2019

Coyote

Many nights we hear coyotes, but don't see them. And it's usually after sunset. And it's usually more than one. And the howls and yips rarely last more than half a minute.

This evening we had a lone coyote enter our "meadow" (aka septic tank drain field) a few minutes before sunset and vocalize for almost an hour before moving on. Although he/she knew we were out on our deck, as was our dog, the coyote did not seem to care.

I was surprised that the coyote stayed in the field long enough for me to get my camera. Our moving around on our deck didn't scare the coyote away - unusual.
The yellow eyes are particularly unnerving.
Letting loose a howl. It wasn't until I looked at these photos that I realized that this was not a happy coyote. The tail is firmly tucked between the legs. Contrast that with the usual pictures of confident coyotes on our game cameras (below).
Note the difference in the tail posture. Looking at the white stripe at the shoulders, this may even be the same coyote, captured on camera in November 2018.


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