A Squirrel Hunt In The ‘Hood Yields Zero

04 Feb 2011 Leave a comment

by yipps:janetkessler in coyote behavior, hunting

I came upon these two as they rushed off suddenly and excitedly. Something was up. They had been sauntering along when there was a sudden change in their energy. I watched them as they watched and went after a squirrel: backing up into the street to get a better view, and then rushing into the bushes, repeatedly. There was little chance of capturing the squirrel, even though it was two to one, but they gave it their all. After ten minutes, one of the coyotes stood up tall, looked around, and then hurried off very purposefully. The chase was over — patience only lasts for so long.

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Coyotes reappeared in San Francisco in 2002 after many years of absence, and people are still in the dark about them. This site is to help bring light to their behavior and offer simple guidelines for easy coexistence.

My information comes from my own first-hand observations of our very own coyotes here in San Francisco. What I’m presenting to you is the reality of their everyday individual lives. They have not been studied or observed so thoroughly by anyone else. Mine is not generic information, nor second-hand.

Note that none of the coyotes I document and photograph is “anonymous” to me: I know (or knew) each one of them, and can tell you about their personalities, histories, and their family situations. There have been over 100 of them, distributed among over twenty families, all in San Francisco. Images and true stories have the power to raise awareness and change perspective.

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