Oh I forgot you were in the UK. I was thinking you were in Florida! Sorry.@MyBuddy we don't have alligators in the UK Herons normally stay in the shaded area's to hunt for fish in the lake the fishermen would suit themselves if the found an alligator in the lakehaha
He wasn't that far away. He was over by the neighbor to our North with the white fence that you probably see in some of my pictures. He was about parallel to the front half of my pasture. It wasn't like he was way in the back like I saw last time. Buddy was in the horse barn and Kali was right in the grass off the horse barn, very close to me. The first thing I do is check to see where they're at. With Buddy already safely in the barn, I reached down to grab Kali. Just as I grabbed her, she sees the coyote and gives out a little growl.
God knows what she would have done if I didn't pick her up. I wasn't sure if she was afraid or feeling territorial.
I figured I had lost him but there he was! We ran parallel to each other as we both raced to the back of the property. He reached the back of our property before me and started running along the edge of the property heading to our neighbor's property to the South, which is fairly wooded. I hit the end of the pasture fence and started cutting across at a diagonal trying to meet up with him. But he reached the wooded area ahead of me and scooted into the brush and I lost him.
I was so mad. I really wanted to get off a shot. Even just to scare the hell out of him. Maybe I already did by chasing him. But that was a little too close for comfort.
Would Buddy go for a Coyote if he saw it? I can just see Kali going ballistic at one, and she's fast! Hopefully you gave it enough of a scare.So last night I went out to the barn to bring the horses in and feed them. I had my dogs with me which I don't always do when the sun is going down and getting darker. I don't like to be busy with the horses and lose track of the dogs. I was getting ready to fill the water trough when I happened to look up and see a coyote!!
In any event, I ushered them both into my tack room and closed the door. But not before I picked up a firearm. I jumped on my golf cart and flew out there as fast as that golf cart would go. Which isn't really very fast.
Never had the opportunity to find out. And I don't want to find out LOL I know there's been times years ago when we took the dogs out later in the evening and you can hear the coyotes howling. But he never seemed interested. Always seems like he really almost wanted to go inside. Like it scared him. So I'm hoping that's true.
Never had the opportunity to find out. And I don't want to find out LOL I know there's been times years ago when we took the dogs out later in the evening and you can hear the coyotes howling. But he never seemed interested. Always seems like he really almost wanted to go inside. Like it scared him. So I'm hoping that's true.
My husband was up at the house washing my car. When I went up to tell him he said he was surprised that it was only one. But I don't think that's unusual.
True! I have heard that also. Maybe that's what it was doing. Great. No sign of it this morning on our morning walk. Always keeping my eyes open and my head on swivel!A single coyote can lure a dog or other animal to run after it, then several other coyotes or a flock may be waiting not far away and they attack together.
Hubby and I were just talking about this the other day. Some people (around here anyway) believe in taking their hummingbird feeders down on Labor Day so they move on. That's a really bad theory since they need that fuel when they're migrating through your area and we have seen a few stopping at our feeder in the past week, even though it's really cold.
It does look like they are social distancing!
I have an ATV. It just wasn't as handy at the time.
Aww hognoses are so cute lol. I love their faces and how they play dead when threatened.I've been watering when I came across a baby snake! He was cute! I thought maybe he was a baby hognose. I snapped a few pictures of course!
I think he was trying to bury himself in the ground to get away from here.
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After I took my pictures I kept watering when I suddenly came across a very large snake! LOL very pretty. And while I'm taking a video of him I see another one! Wow, bonus! lol
I'm waiting for the video to upload as we speak so I have to continue my watering and when it's done I will post it here.
Herons are cool! I remember years ago when I looked out my front window and there was a blue heron walking across our property! It was the first and last time I've ever seen one here. Of course, I took pictures! LOL I'm always taking pictures.
Yesterday as I was watering, yet again, a hummingbird flew right to my side! I was standing there with the hose when I noticed him almost right by my hand! I didn't want to move a muscle except my eyes LOL he was right there! He was kind of looking at the water from the hose and I thought he wanted a drink. I didn't think he would be able to drink from the hose but who knows! I thought wouldn't that be cool if he did! He must have been there, hovering in the same spot, for about 30 seconds. He was a beautiful iridescent green and I can hear the beat of his wings. Boy, if I only had my phone in my hand! 
I've had that happen before. It's almost like they don't know what you are and are checking you out and then decide you are not a flower LOL but it kind of takes you back for a minute. Like, Wha, wha, what do you want??! He be like, In yo face, Mama! 
