Identificaciones de anaka13

This encounter with one coyote lasted from approximately 5:45 to 6:10 am along a path in Hyland Lake Park Reserve. I was walking with my 15-pound dog on a leash and a coyote crossed the path in front of us. It sat in a field and barked back to my dog. I howl at home with my dog, so I howled to the coyote, and it howled back. We continued on our way down the path from east to west and it followed us for about 3/4 of a mile, until we came to another path very nearby a road. It followed a distance that would sometimes make me uncomfortable. When I was uncomfortable, I would lunge at it, and it would go into the woods but continue to flank us from the side/rear then would come back out on the path. At one point I saw it squat, which led me to believe it was a female but I'm not sure if male coyotes lift their legs like dogs do. I took four videos of the coyote and captured these stills from the videos for the iNaturalist site. An unforgettable experience!

Male and female. The dark-colored appears to be the male, based on the last 2-3 days of wooing and mating behaviors spending many overnight hours just below the windows or chasing through the front and backyard only to return to the front under the windows. Tonight, while not discouraging attention, she’s not impressed and he’s not sticking around as much .

First time observed coyote visit to feral cat feeding station. Intended visitor (cat) came earlier in the night and ate the food before the coyote got there to investigate. Coyote sniffed before walking away, and had a limp. Video showed a second coyote as well that did not approach the feeding station.