We have a small herd of deer which come thru our backyard every morning and afternoon. Sometimes there are 5, other times a mother and her teenage doe. On Monday morning, I called my son to come outside to watch them (he likes the deer). When he walked out, their tails flipped and the deer bounded off. I though we had spooked them, but 3 seconds later a canine with a lush, red/grey coat walked out of the underbrush, sniffed in our direction, then ran off after the deer. Twas a coyote, obviously hunting the younger of a mother/daughter team.

Since moving here I’ve seen plenty of wildlife; even had a crippled goose try to come inside, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen a hunting coyote. Beautiful.