3:00 snapshot #1143 Coyote warnings

[urbpan]

Here are two coyote warnings posted by an anonymous citizen several months removed from one another. Not quite a year ago Alexis and I saw one cross the street as we were walking the dogs--probably the biggest I've ever seen. I saw two together a few weeks or so, about a half mile from the house; the next day Alexis saw one dead on the road near that spot. Coyotes are definitely becoming more common in Massachusetts, especially in human-populated environments. The person posting the signs mostly seems concerned about the loose cats in the neighborhood--there are a half dozen or so that we see regularly. The big white one disappeared over the summer.

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[bill_sheehan.livejournal.com]

The coyotes are just after the wild turkeys...

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

That would be smart (and delicious!) of them. We have seen a few turkeys in the hood as well. While tracking peacocks I have made note of their dietary habits. I can verify the following prey items: many rabbits, at least one rat, some cracked corn, one peacock.