Their crazy songs are one of my favorite things about living in a rural area. They sound like a roving dog rave! So much yipping and screaming, so much energy, it's thrilling every time I hear them.
What crazy shit are they getting up to out there?!? Why do they sometimes sound like they're just a roving party and other times like they're the actual Wild Hunt?!
I know they want to eat my chickens, guineas, and probably also my cats, but they're just having such a good time out there that I can't be mad about it.
What crazy shit are they getting up to out there?!? Why do they sometimes sound like they're just a roving party and other times like they're the actual Wild Hunt?!
a lot of it is just telling other family members where they are as well as communicating with other groups, some of it's playing and hunting
love a coyote. fun fact they're literally just small wolves, until the late 19th century in the anglophone world they were more commonly called prairie wolves
They must do so much playing and hunting along the ridgeline where I live. They just sound so enthusiastic out there!
There are deer herds and turkey flocks that pass along this way too, they must just be crazy stoked about all the awesome smells out there all the time.
They run rampant where i live. I live in some scrub brush areas, and i can listen to them yip all night long most nights.
The place where i live has some really abrupt environment changes, really big, fancy house stuck amongst the scrub brish and sand dunes. I occasionally hear about some dumbass out late, walking their pet schnauzer when all of a sudden comes a coyote out of the shadows and snatches Fido, leash and all, from the pet owner. When i go camp out on the beach here, they will come within 25 foot of my campfire, and as soon as the fire dies down i can sense them sneaking around my tent, looking for dropped food. They never bother me, so i never bother them.
I occasionally hear about some dumbass out late, walking their pet schnauzer when all of a sudden comes a coyote out of the shadows and snatches Fido, leash and all, from the pet owner.
This is so wild to know!! I had heard about people's pets occasionally being eaten by coyotes, and I had always just assumed they were snatched from an unattended back yard. The idea that they're straight up stealing pets away from a physically close, present owner really rocks my perception of them! I thought they were a lot more shy. Holy shit!
My impression of them is that they are very shy, too. They'll get close by me when I'm out camping but the second i move abruptly or make any sort of noise, they head for the hills. Ive never once felt threatened by one, or even a group of them. Theyre just sort of there on the periphery.
I have to think that when it does happen it’s because the animal is starving, desperate, or something like that to cause them to act out of their norms. I blame human encroachment, solely.
Occasional desperation instead of general boldness makes a lot more sense!
Whew, I can't imagine what that would be like. I've never had a dog small enough that a coyote could just whisk it away, and the confusion and horror that would result from that kind of seemingly-random attack would be so hard to deal with!
I can totally understand why some people are super scared of them.
Once they get accustomed to being near people they become a problem.
A man nearby literally had to fight off a few coyotes inside his own yard. This is a suburb near a smallish city. A couple decades ago we didn’t even have them in the area. He managed to save his dog, but it was almost certainly traumatic for both.
I know they want to eat my chickens, guineas, and probably also my cats, but they're just having such a good time out there
Yeah they're just vibing :) living their best coyote lives
I live in the city now so sadly no.
But last year during the day I was sitting here at my computer desk and when I looked out the window - I saw a coyote in my backyard. I couldn't believe it. I hope he made it back out to the wild and he wasn't hit by a car.
They're so beautiful!! I've only seen live ones a few times, and omg they're gorgeous.
I love seeing a coyote or a fox out doing its thing 🤩 they're so incredibly graceful and fluid, so much fun to watch
