{"id":24486,"date":"2023-05-30T20:47:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T00:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=24486"},"modified":"2023-05-30T20:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T00:48:50","slug":"episode-828-coyote-almost-invisible-at-high-noon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=24486","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 828 COYOTE…ALMOST INVISIBLE AT HIGH NOON"},"content":{"rendered":"
EPISODE 828    COYOTE…ALMOST INVISIBLE AT HIGH NOON<\/p>\n

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alan skeoch<\/div>\n
May 30, 2023<\/div>\n

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We live in a frantic intersection of raw QEW and Hurontario highways in Misissauga.  <\/div>\n
Currently the throughways are being ripped apart  for an  LRT.<\/div>\n

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Within a stones throw of the construction is one of the places where coyotes feel at home.  They have taken <\/div>\n
ownership of a several acre woodland.   And they are not afraid to show their ownership\u2026their lack of <\/div>\n
fear. Our dog Woody smells coyote spoor when I cannot see anything.<\/div>\n

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   I could see nothing that was alivedown the back of<\/div>\n
lot where an ancient dump rake rests.  Nothing. Noting Nothing. Woody knew better.<\/div>\n
Evenutually the coyote slipped from the woodland camouflage into the daylight.<\/div>\n

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No intention of running away.  Daring Woody to dig under the fence. Hungry.<\/div>\n

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Back to being invisible in an instant.  If your eyes are good<\/div>\n
you can see him or her beside the left wheel of the dump rake.  I think, but not sure.<\/div>\n

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In the small wilderness park a male and female coyote are raising three or four pups.<\/div>\n
Playful stage right now.  Woody is now aware that coyotes prefer food to play. Dangerous  should<\/div>\n
he venture down the back of our lot.  He learned that the hard way when he<\/div>\n
slipped through the gate and joined a coyote a while ago.   Not a playful moment.<\/div>\n
The coyote took a bite out of Woody\u2019s backside.  Food. Woody skedaddled back home fast.<\/div>\n

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Do not expect to see the coyotes.  They are smart.  They move around seeking, rabbits, garbage.Softly from place to place.<\/div>\n
Itinerent.   They are not stupid.   Why do they seem to prefer urban places to rural places?<\/div>\n
Food I believe.  Not as many cats around here as their once were.Coyotes are not a big danger<\/div>\n
to Woody  Little dogs are more edible<\/div>\n

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I like the coyotes.  Not everyone does.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EPISODE 828    COYOTE…ALMOST INVISIBLE AT HIGH NOON alan skeoch May 30, 2023 We live in a frantic intersection of raw QEW and Hurontario highways in Misissauga.   Currently the throughways are being ripped apart  for an  LRT. Within a stones throw of the construction is one of the places where coyotes feel at home. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}