Apex Predators in the ‘Hood

The three of us were watching Netflix yesterday evening, when we heard an eerie howling outside the front door.  I figured it was the usual catfest, only louder.  We all looked out, and saw Misu bunched up on the porch railing, eyes wild, yowling at a large pack of coyotes right there in our front yard, who were howling and yipping back!

Apparently this is a thing here.  We have our very own pack of wild coyotes!  Eventually they ran off into neighboring yards to terrorize dogs.

Some folks would be horrified, but I think it’s a good sign to have natural predators in the area.  I just hope the locals don’t use them for target practice, as they are wont to do.

Misu ran inside and immediately jumped up on the back of the settee and nervously peered out through the blinds, something she’s never done before.  She was visibly spooked.  But she had held her ground bravely, and I have no doubt she’d be a match for those bad doggies.

Now I know where the big bones I throw outside end up.

I don’t have any good coyote photos, so here’s one of Misu on the alert.

 

 

 

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