Wild Kingdom

PopPop and I first spotted this coyote about a month ago, very early in the morning. Today he was back and after Lucille. PopPop was in the barn and didn't hear a thing, but I heard Lucille raising a real fuss and stood up to see what was going on. I didn't see Lucille, but the coyote was standing right behind the corner of the deck. Once he saw me through the window, he trotted off. I grabbed the video camera and got a few seconds of him making his exit. No doubt he'll be back. Meanwhile, Lucille is fine.

Right at the start of the video clip you can just make out the snapping turtle in the flowers at the front edge of the garden. She had dug a hole in PopPop's parsnips, but didn't lay any eggs there that we saw. By later in the afternoon she was on her way back out to the pond.

There is also a fleeting glimpse of the broadwing hawk that lives nearby.