Growing up in suburban Baltimore, I saw my share of squirrels,
chipmunks,
deer,
moles,
and raccoons.
And although they weren’t seen much, skunks made their presence known.
I had no idea that suburban New Jersey–directly west of Manhattan–would be home to all those animals and more. Recently, we received a new “visitor” to our backyard. It wasn’t this cute raccoon resting in a tree,
or the opossum that chatters at night,
or the groundhog that tunnels under our yard,
or the wild turkey that displays its feathers for the ladies,
or the Box Turtle that gave me a kiss,
or the Red Fox we see at dawn and dusk,
but–drumroll please–
a COYOTE!
At first I thought it was a fox because it looked more like this, but redder.
I told my family, “It’s strange, I saw a Red Fox at ten in the morning.They’re usually asleep by then.”
The next day, Hubby said, “Come quick! There’s a coyote in our backyard!”
I said, “That’s the fox I saw!”
He said, “It’s a coyote!”
“A fox!”
“A coyote!”
“A fox!”
“It’s a coyote! I know from watching Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote.”
Hon, do you see the resemblance?
Bmore energy 
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Lucy must have a field day of fun. Very cool furry friends you have.
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I wonder what she thinks when she smells the animals. Does she just think, “Squirrel!” or something more complex?
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Yep, we have foxes and coyotes too. They have no where else to go as we’ve taken over their space.
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True, and there have been bear sightings but not in my backyard.
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