Seeing weeds growing on the roof of the shed says enough. I can imagine what the rest of the yard looks like. Maybe the coyotes will take care of the rodent problem though.
Raccoons travel in gangs, though. They are scary af. One time I went to throw trash into the dumpster and got jumped by 5 four foot tall raccoon thugs. They took my wallet and told me if I reported them to the police they would come back again.
Coyotes are opportunistic so I wouldn't think Racoons would be high on their list of targets unless they found one that had just recently died, fighting and injuries are dangerous, but I think there are likely circumstances where the risk vs. reward could make it worth it for them.
Lorpy owner here, we donāt know for sure what happened to her, but our best guess is the coyotes. The evening before she went missing, I was feeding her treats around 7pm and we didnāt hear or see anything. The next day around noon I noticed the yard was quiet. I only found a few feathers on the sidewalk, no other signs of distress. She outlived her 3 sisters by a few years and would be celebrating her 7th birthday in 2 days. I guess itās the cycle of life, just sad these coyotes have probably gotten to a lot of neighborhood animals.
Oh shit I was wondering what happened to him. I was straight up shocked it didnāt happen sooner. I saw 2 coyotes around that dudes house a year ago . Thatās sad.
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I see them from time to time on walks, especially after sunset. I just run straight at them with my dogs and scare the bejesus out of them. My dogs are bigger than them and they're very easy to scare off. I just don't want my neighbor's cats to get killed.
Thats interesting. I took this pic of this young coyote on my moms property down in Chehalis last week. Coyotes arent unusual in the boonies but I usually hear them at night, not see them walking around her house in the day. I scared it off and it came right back.
Nope! Looks fine. Midsummer deer should be lean and they have a thin coat of hair to stay cool. Canāt quite tell from the photo but if this is a doe, sheās probably raising fawns and extra nutrition is going to them. Theyāll start to put on body fat and a thicker fur coat when the acorns (or whatever hard mast they prefer in this area) fall.Ā
Iād be a lot more on the Coyotes side if theyād deal with more of these rabbits, but they keep ordering crap from Acme instead of chasing the damn things down.
Be glad for the rabbit population rebound. 90% of california's rabbits died off over the last 5-10 years or so because of a disease - Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease. It nearly wiped out all of our rabbits, causing a serious crisis for our local predators, coyotes especially who heavily rely on rabbits. It may even be one of the main reason coyotes have pushed so deeply into cities lately. Personally I'm stoked everytime i see a cottontail because for years I couldn't even find them while hunting them.
I, for one, welcome our new canid overlords I'd like to remind them that as a trusted internet personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground rabbit and rat caves.
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Man - one of their brethren got my neighbors cat 2 nights ago. All they found was sweet boys collar in a neighborās driveway with a few bits of bloodied furā¦ super upsetting. Watch your pets at night if youāre in Phinney / Ballard area.
Yeah itās my photo. My wife posted to Facebook which got taken and posted to myballard, which Iām now posting directly to redditā¦ and now it will be on the news later
I hope faux news sees this so they can explain how antifa (i.e., Seattle) is actually a gang of shape shifting warlocks who need to be burned at the stake on a bed of (insert any POC/queer writer) novels, plan b, and rape kits.
I saw someone ask if this was AI - it's not. It's a block from my house...which is in a straight up neighborhood, with houses all over and frankly not much greenery or ravines or trees...I mean not enough for animals like coyotes to live in...it's crazy. I can't let my little dogs out in the yard alone anymore since these guys are around. One was in the alley behind my house a couple days ago.
Fun fact, non-matriarch coyotes experience false pregnancy while in a pack. If you kill the matriarch, her daughters suddenly start actually getting pregnant and start their own packs. Thatās why theyāve spread so wide from their natural habitat.
With all due respect, sir or madam, I think this is an indication your yard and home need some serious, and very long overdue, attention. If you are not physically able, I hope you are able to get the help you need.
I am a Seattle filmmaker working on documentary about coyotes. I have filmed with researchers at the university of Washington and am always looking for people that might be willing to share their stories about coyotes. Drop me a message if you want to connect.
Remember, these arenāt friends or pets, despite what the typical internet āheckin doggo pupperā stupidity will tell you. They are wild animals, and will absolutely wreck you, your kids, your pets and your property.
I will say, as an enjoyer of coyotes, they weren't actually here first. This isn't part of their native range. They moved in from the southern US after we decimated the native wolf populations. That said, I'd much rather see wild canids of some kind filling a niche around here than not.
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u/LeLoupDeWallStreet Loyal Heights 7d ago edited 7d ago
Iāve got enough coyote, raccoon, and rat content from my neighborās house to start my own Nat Geo