Wild Wednesday, The Coyote

This.....

.....and this.....

.....and this....., is why we built.....

.....This, for the goats!

I like coyotes! I think they sorta get a bad rap. We've had coyotes attack our free range chickens, and though it was sad, they're just doing what they do. Plus, I eat chicken too, so I can't get too mad at the coyote.
They are beautiful animals, though we hear them more than we see them. We can hear them howl and yelp at night, and it makes the hair stand up on my arms. For some reason, if there is a siren from an ambulance or fire truck, or especially the tornado warning anywhere nearby, that sends them off in a frenzy of yelping and barking. They have a majestic quality, like a wolf and it's always exciting when we see one prance through the yard. They're extremely skid-dish, which is why I can never get a great photo. I'll crack the window of our family room, just so I don't have to take the picture through the glass, and at the slightest noise, they're gone. Rarely, we will see a mother and her pups. They look like German Sheppard puppies, makes me want to squeeze them!