tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post6137810994649453874..comments2024-03-16T13:29:45.711-07:00Comments on Dipper Ranch: Coyotes to the WindCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-81490781001260411542016-01-05T20:17:17.348-08:002016-01-05T20:17:17.348-08:00A delightful series! I am so glad I found it by ac...A delightful series! I am so glad I found it by accident! <br />Diane in southern Oregon.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660031975648484315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-28958888484883050732011-12-06T11:40:53.035-08:002011-12-06T11:40:53.035-08:00A friend turned me onto the novel Prodigal Summer ...A friend turned me onto the novel Prodigal Summer by one of my fav authors Barbara Kingsolver and she describes the coyote's expansion to the Appalachian Mountains and people's responses in a great fiction story.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-89656266357465402772011-12-06T11:38:02.632-08:002011-12-06T11:38:02.632-08:00Coyotes in winter. I don't see them much in t...Coyotes in winter. I don't see them much in the winter but is probably more because of my habits. I leave for and return from work most days in the dark in the winter. Now that I have wildlife cameras set up, I might detect more winter coyote activity. Also, must of the studies I have read about coyotes have taken place in snowy places which is not the case out here on the mild coast, so I am struggling to interpret some of this info. Biobab: maybe the howling you are hearing right now is early courtship behavior. You could put a moose or elk carcass out and that could keep the coyotes distracted from your chickens for a few weeks (*snort*).Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-89289078286148478152011-12-06T11:30:52.401-08:002011-12-06T11:30:52.401-08:00I think it is interesting that in a three-part ser...I think it is interesting that in a three-part series about coyotes in which I don't once mention predation on domestic stock, chickens come up frequently in the comments. I actually think it is very relevant because that is probably the most common way humans relate to coyotes. What prey animal is or would have been the equivalent in the natural world? I keep looking at a photo of a coyote with a mallard in its grip in Twilight Hunters: Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes by Gary Turbak. It looks like a mouthful for the coyote. Coyotes are extremely adaptable which is why they are a pest to humans and explains their astonishing range expansion to the east coast of the continent.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-55735770104317513622011-12-06T10:16:20.819-08:002011-12-06T10:16:20.819-08:00Interesting. Just 2 mornings ago I was awakened by...Interesting. Just 2 mornings ago I was awakened by a chorus of coyotes, before dawn. I feel like I see them (and other carnivores) more in winter, but maybe the cold makes our chickens seem more appealing?biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-78002175991151095922011-12-06T07:49:08.908-08:002011-12-06T07:49:08.908-08:00I've been looking forward to this post! I hes...I've been looking forward to this post! I hesitated commenting on your previous "The Coyote Brush Highway" part (great title, btw!), because I didn't want to get into the chicken fray. I kept chickens as a kid (enclosed outside of our numerous fences), which were effectively killed by a pack of feral dogs, not coyotes. <br /><br />Out of the many bloggers I follow, I trust the information you present, since I know you know your stuff and do much research before posting.<br /><br />My dad had a decent, even respectful, attitude towards coyotes, despite the fact we had livestock.<br /><br />Thought these other bloggers' posts about coyotes might be interesting to you:<br /><br />bb on coyote research in urban Chicago:<br />http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2010/12/coyotes-think-chicago-is-there-kind-of.html<br /><br />Joe, a cam trapper whom I generally like, yet holds the antiquated view of shoot any coyote you see:<br />http://massanuttengametrails.blogspot.com/2010/11/red-fox.html<br /><br />Thank you for an informative post series.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-49200502578957722882011-12-05T22:40:51.575-08:002011-12-05T22:40:51.575-08:00Thank you, Cindy, I have thoroughly enjoyed follow...Thank you, Cindy, I have thoroughly enjoyed following your written coyote trail. The combination of a naturalist's fieldcraft, the ecological insight and the art of the wordsmith makes for a heady brew.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-23482703883578057782011-12-05T21:04:52.742-08:002011-12-05T21:04:52.742-08:00Fascinating -- thanks for this series! I'd lov...Fascinating -- thanks for this series! I'd love to set up a trail cam or two and see what's happening around the cabin late at night...Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.com