Gorgeous Coyote at the River Bend Park

Around 10 o’clock, I took Sergeant Margie over to the American River Bend Park for our walk (and to see if there were any fungi out). The dog and walked for about 2 hours and headed back home. It was brown and dry out there, but I did get to see some birds, and also had a close encounter with a coyote, which stepped out in front of me and then went on a squirrel hunt right near me. I tried videotaping it but, of course, as soon as the squirrel ran and the coyote jumped after it, my camera shut itself off. Arrgh! I did get some short videos of the “stalking”; and at the end of the second one, you can see the squirrel up in a tree to the right of the screen. It was safe up there, but for some reason, it ran down onto the ground — right in front of the coyote — and dashed up another tree. The coyote was a gorgeous female one; big with a thick coat, so it must be eating well despite its lack of success this morning… I actually wondered if she was preggers… I kept an eye out for the male, because they normally travel in pairs, but I didn’t see it…